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Knit Fabric Consumption Calculator
Estimate knit fabric requirement per dozen garments from body measurements and GSM, before marker making.
Fabric per dozen
2.534kg
Fabric per piece
0.2112kg
Pieces per kg
4.73
The formula
kg/dozen = (body length + sleeve length + allowance) x (half chest + allowance) x 2 x GSM x 12 / 10,000,000, plus wastage.
Worked example
Body length: 70 cm, Sleeve length: 25 cm, Chest width (half chest): 55 cm, Allowance: 5 cm, Fabric GSM: 160 g/m2, Wastage: 10 %. Result: Fabric per dozen = 2.534 kg; Fabric per piece = 0.211 kg; Pieces per kg = 4.73.
Assumptions
- Measurement-based estimator for pre-costing; final consumption comes from the marker.
- Front and back panels covered by the x2; sleeves inside the length term.
- Wastage applied as a flat percentage.
This calculator is the single-use version of what Intelactory runs across every style.
Costing sheets, line plans, dye recipes and packing lists that compute themselves from your real orders, with the numbers connected end to end.
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