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Sewing Nuggets

September, 2009

 

Topic:  Dressmakers And Seamstresses

 

Basic Business Opportunities

Dressmakers And Seamstresses   

Inception Building

 

Forecast Planning

 

Equipment

 

Example

BERNINA

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.61937

 

 

 

 

Aurora & Artista

Aurora

Artista

Artista

€ 2,995.00

$4,850.01

 

$4,850.01

Aurora 440

€ 1,395.00

$2,259.02

$2,259.02

 

Overlocker and Coverstitch

€ 995.00

$1,611.27

$1,611.27

$1,611.27

Editor Plus V5 Software

€ 525.00

$850.17

 

$850.17

Designers Plus V5 Software

€ 1,100.00

$1,781.31

 

$1,781.31

Horn Super Nova Cabinet

€ 574.95

$931.06

$931.06

$931.06

Dress Form

€ 119.00

$192.71

$192.71

192.71

Sewing Machine Bag

€ 20.00

$32.39

$32.39

32.39

Overlocker Bag

€ 19.95

$32.31

$32.31

32.31

 

 

 

 

 

 

€ 7,743.90

$12,540.24

$5,058.76

$10,281.23

 

 

 

 

 

 

Materials

 

Materials

 

Patterns

$3,000.00

Fabric

$20,000.00

Notions

$5,000.00

Packages (Bags)

$2,000.00

Miscellaneous

$7,000.00

 

 

 

$30,000.00

 

 

 

Occupational Duties

 

Free hand sewing at all times whether or not an order has been placed.  On hand purchases at all times.  Meaning a person can walk in and purchase an already made dress, shirt, skirt, pants etc.

 

Dressmaker/Seamstress

 

The dressmaker/seamstress will have on hand the following products/items for sale.

 

All Clothing or Garments

Household

Accessories

Bags

Crafts

 

Example Of Pricing

 

To make something daily and have it packaged.  At the end of every week or month arrange to accumulate and assemble all that has been made to be on sale under possibly a “Peddlers’ License”.

 

         Example:

A item/items a day at $50 @ approx. $6.25 hour

$50.00

Per Week

$250.00

Per Month

$1,000.00

 

Example:

A item/items a day at $100 @ approx. $12.50 hour

$100.00

Per Week

$500.00

Per Month

$2,000.00

 

Example:

A item/items a day at $200 @ approx. $25.00 hour

$200.00

Per Week

$1,000.00

Per Month

$4,000.00

 

 

Getting Started On Loan Or Savings

 

Loan From Your Savings

 

If you have a savings this is a way that you can invest to put back into your savings monthly. 

 

Loan

 

Personal Savings

$50,000.00

5 Years

$833.33

Loan Rate

7.50%

Interest Rate Monthly Est

$62.50

Monthly Settlements

$895.90

 

 

Loan From Bank Institutions

 

Loan

 

Bank Institution

$50,000.00

5 Years

$833.33

Loan Rate

7.50%

Interest Rate Monthly Est

$62.50

Monthly Settlements

$895.90

 

Earnings Distribution

 

Estimated Monthly Income

$4,000.00

Estimated Loan Settlement

$895.90

 

$3,104.10

Estimated Wholesale Buying

$1,000.00

Bills and Personal Pocketing

$2,104.10

 

All of the above are personal explanatory sharing on planning and forecasting a sewing “dressmaking and seamstress” career to occupy a personal business to compensate an income.

 

Thank You!

 

Shirley-Ann Pearman

Sewing Places

http://sewingplaces.net

http://sewingplaces.blogspot.com

 

 

 

For further details on the above topic please visit Mary Roehr’s website at www.maryroehr’s.com who can share a fully explanatory comprehensible insight on the topic with her book and personal experience over the years.

 

You can purchase her book Sewing As A Home Business.