Embroidery Stitch Count Cost Calculator
Priced on stitches, not colours.
Estimated stitch count
12,513
$19.94 per unit
Embroidery is priced on stitch count, which scales with area and density rather than with colour count. Reducing fill coverage or simplifying the design cuts stitches directly: the same design at 50% coverage would cost $8.18.
How the Embroidery Stitch Count Cost Calculator works
Embroidery is priced on stitch count, which scales with area and fill density rather than with colour count. Reducing coverage or simplifying the fill cuts stitches directly, and that is where the cost is.
Also known as: embroidery pricing calculator · cost per thousand stitches · stitch count price
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Frequently asked questions
How is embroidery priced?
Per thousand stitches, plus a one-off digitising charge to convert the artwork into a stitch file. Colour changes add a little; stitches dominate.
How do I estimate stitch count?
Design area times fill density times coverage. Around 2,000 stitches per square inch is typical for a solid fill; outlines and text use far fewer.
What is digitising?
Converting artwork into machine instructions, stitch types, directions and sequence. It is skilled work, charged once per design, and a poor digitisation produces a poor result no matter how good the machine.
How do I reduce embroidery cost?
Smaller designs, less solid fill, and outline or text-based designs rather than dense images. Photographs embroider badly and expensively.