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Handicrafts & Carpets Exercise 1.10.63
Hand Embroidery Artisan - Rafugari and Finishing & Packing

Material consumption

Objective: At the end of this exercise you shall be able to
• calculate material consumption.

Requirements

Materials
• Material used such as thread, cloth

PROCEDURE
Method to calculate material consumption in Sozni • Stitch the sample and measure the thread
1 List of materials used in Sozni used.
• Measure the total embroidery area on the
Material Unit used shawl.
Base Fabric (Pashmina, Meters or sq. meters • Use the formula
Wool, Cotton)
Embroidery Thread (Silk Meters or grams Formula
or Cotton) Total Thread (m) = (Thread used in sample) × (Total
2
Tracing Sheet (Design Sheets design area ÷ 100 cm )
Transfer) 5 Tracing material consumption
Charcoal/Ink (for tracing) Grams
Needle Pieces Material Estimate per shawl
Tracing sheet 1–2 sheets
2 Record key parameters
Charcoal/Ink 5–10 grams
Before you calculate, write down
6 Other small materials
• Shawl size (e.g., 2m × 1m)
Material Quantity (for 1 shawl)
• Design coverage area (light, medium, or heavy)
Needle 1 (reusable)
• Design repeat (pattern area)
Soap/detergent 2–5 grams (for washing)
3 Fabric consumption calculation Packing cloth as per size
Formula 7 Example: Material consumption for 1 medium-

Fabric (meters) = Length of 1 shawl × Number of shawls design sozni shawl
Example: 2 meters × 10 shawls = 20 meters of fabric Material Unit Quantity
4 Embroidery thread consumption Pashmina fabric meters 2
You can calculate in two ways: Embroidery thread meters 60

a Approximate method (based on design coverage) Tracing sheet sheet 1
Charcoal grams 5
Thread consumption
Design type Needle piece 1
per shawl
Light 25–35 meters Total Material Consumption (General Formula)
Medium 50–70 meters Total Material = Fabric (m) + Thread (m/g) + Tracing
Heavy 80–120 meters Materials (sheet/g) + Minor Consumables

Multiply by number of shawls
b Sampling method (accurate)
• Create a 10 cm × 10 cm design sample.

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