I am going to start a business with a friend who is a home interior decorator. I will be sewing curtains, pillows, bed covers etc. I would like to know how to price these items. Should I price them by the sq inch plus cost of fabric or price the items per item plus cost of material? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks Sewing Lady
Here in the UK curtains are usually priced at the cost of fabric doubled for made to measure, if that's any help. They usually add a bit on if they are specially wide and need more than one seam joining widths of fabric. Materials include linings, so if you use 10 m of fabric at £30 per metre, plus 10 m of lining at £5 per m, that's £350 in fabric, so expect the curtains to cost £700 for the pair, for a plain finish. Fancy pelmets and the like cost extra. This info from Auntie Mo Next Door, who's curtain shop has made curtains and laid carpet for the likes of Anne Widdicome MP! (She's the Member of Parliament for Maidstone, for those who do not know of her.) My neighbour is the shop manager, not an owner.
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