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Thread Consumption Calculator
Thread meters per garment from seam lengths by stitch class, with wastage and cones per 1000 pieces.
Thread per garment
57.1m
Cones per 1000 pcs
11.4
The formula
Thread = seam length x ratio per stitch class (lockstitch 2.7, 4-thread overlock 18, coverstitch 16), plus wastage. Cone = 5000 m.
Worked example
Lockstitch seams (301): 150 cm, 4-thread overlock seams: 200 cm, Coverstitch seams: 60 cm, Wastage: 15 %. Result: Thread per garment = 57.1 m; Cones per 1000 pcs = 11.4.
Assumptions
- Published rule-of-thumb ratios; heavy fabrics and dense SPI run higher.
- Ratios cover all threads in the stitch, needle and looper together.
In the platform
Intelactory costs every style on measured SMV and the efficiency your lines actually record, not a typed estimate.