Embroidery Cost Per Stitch Calculator
Use this when you already have a stitch count and a selling price and need cost per 1,000 stitches and per stitch — not a full garment quote.
Display only — amounts are not converted between currencies.
Stitches and garment
Effective price per 1,000 stitches
$2.33
- Cost per item
- $34.81
- Recommended selling price
- $71.77
- Profit
- -$8.63
- Profit margin
- -30.8%
- Price per 1,000 stitches (quote rate)
- $1.25
- Effective price per 1,000 stitches
- $2.33
- Effective price per stitch
- $0.00
Cost breakdown
| Stitch run cost | $15.00 |
|---|---|
| Materials and digitizing share | $12.35 |
| Labor cost | $5.40 |
| Waste | $1.31 |
| Packaging | $0.75 |
| Platform fees | $1.82 |
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Effective price per 1,000 stitches
$2.33
When to use this calculator
Use this when you already have a stitch count and a selling price and need cost per 1,000 stitches and per stitch. It is not a full garment quote — blanks, digitizing and labor live on the embroidery pricing calculator.
The stitch line is (count / 1,000) × your rate. If you enter a selling price, effective pay is selling price divided by thousands of stitches, which is usually different from the stitch-only rate.
How this calculator works
How we calculate this
- Stitch cost = (count / 1,000) × rate
- Effective /1,000 = selling price / (count / 1,000)
- Effective per stitch = selling price / count
Example
Example: 12,000 stitches sold at $28
Stitch rate $1.25/1k is $15 of stitch cost. If the shirt sells at $28, effective pay is $28 / 12 = $2.33 per 1,000 stitches.
- The effective rate includes everything the customer paid, not only the stitch line.
- Use it to compare a hat job and a jacket job.
How much should I charge?
If effective per 1,000 is below your shop target, the selling price is too low for that stitch count.
Pricing tips
- Record stitch counts from the machine, not from the customer’s guess.
- Compare satin-heavy vs running-stitch designs — time is not identical at the same count.
Common mistakes
- Dividing by 1,000 incorrectly (using 12 stitches instead of 12,000).
- Comparing your effective rate to someone else’s stitch-only rate.
FAQ
How do I calculate embroidery stitch cost per 1,000 stitches?
For quoting: (stitches / 1,000) × your rate. For analysis: selling price / (stitches / 1,000). This page shows both.
How do I get embroidery cost per stitch?
Divide the selling price by stitch count for effective price per stitch, or divide stitch cost by count. This calculator reports both.
Related calculators
- Embroidery Pricing Calculator — Price embroidery from stitch count, blanks, digitizing, labor and target margin.