Cloth & Chalk
Free fabric yardage calculator for tailors and their clients
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Free fabric yardage calculator for tailors and their clients
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Calculate exactly how much fabric you need for a bespoke suit, sport coat, trousers, vest or shirt. Enter your measurements and get an accurate yardage estimate with a to-scale cutting layout.
Does this account for things like pattern matching for stripes or directional prints, or is the yardage purely based on a generic cutting layout?
@sevgiuurelukag Good question! Right now the calculator has a "Pattern" fabric option (stripe or check/plaid) where you can enter your fabric's repeat size, and it adds the appropriate yardage/meterage buffer on top of the base layout (15-25%+ depending on repeat size, capped at 50% for large repeats), so stripe/plaid matching is accounted for. It's not simulating a true piece-by-piece directional layout, more a proven rule-of-thumb buffer tailors actually use. Directional/napped fabrics with no repeat grid (velvet, one-way prints) aren't specifically modeled yet, but it's a great callout, and we'll for sure be adding it to the list!
How does it handle patterns like plaid or stripes where matching matters, and does that affect the yardage estimate or is it purely based on total surface area?
@sarganyunu73371 Two things happen here: the base yardage isn't just total surface area divided by fabric width as it actually simulates packing your garment's real pattern pieces (accounting for seam allowances) into rows across the fabric width, like a simplified cutting layout. On top of that, if you select "stripe" or "check/plaid" as the fabric pattern, it adds a yardage buffer for matching, generally 15% extra for stripes, 25% for checks/plaids by default, or a repeat-size-based calculation (capped at +50%) if you enter your fabric's actual stripe/check repeat. So yes, it does affect the number, it's just not a literal piece-by-piece matched layout simulation, but more the buffer real tailors use when ordering patterned cloth.
Does the cutting layout adjust if I pick a different fabric width, and can I save more than one set of measurements so I can compare yardage across my clients?
@ayhannalkesen Yes! The cutting layout and yardage math both fully recalculate based on the fabric width you pick (54"/58"/60"), and soon (44") for shirts, so it's not just a label change, it actually re-packs the pattern pieces into the layout for that width.
The website is just the calculator, so there's no saving info there. But as mentioned, we're also building an App that goes further, letting you log in and save client profiles, their measurements, and the fabrics used for each order. Still working on the app's features, but I'll post an update here as soon as it goes live!
Does the cutting layout account for patterned fabrics where you need extra length to match plaids or stripes?
@abdurrahma55903 Yes, there's a "Pattern" fabric option (stripe or check/plaid) where you can enter your fabric's repeat size, and it adds the appropriate extra yardage on top of the base layout (15-25%+ depending on repeat size, capped at 50% for large repeats). It's the same rule-of-thumb buffer tailors use when ordering patterned cloth, rather than a full piece-by-piece simulated match.
The cutting layout view is genuinely useful, seeing the pieces laid out to scale made it way easier to trust the yardage number. Wish it had a way to save a few measurement profiles so you don't re-enter everything every time.
@kezbanr0p1 Really glad the layout view is landing that way, that was the whole point. And good news: that's exactly what our mobile app (currently under App Store review) is built for, save measurement profiles for each client so you're not re-entering everything. Should be live soon!
The to-scale cutting layout is such a thoughtful touch—seeing exactly how the pieces fit together makes the whole process feel less like guesswork. Nice work making something this technical actually approachable.
@aynurkrbykyt2b Thank you! That was the goal exactly, because the math alone doesn't build trust, but seeing the pieces actually laid out on the cloth does. The dimensions are pretty accurate at this point, and the piece shapes themselves are still something we're refining to get 100% right, but really appreciate you noticing the layout, it means a lot!