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Practical notes on running a workshop and a shop.

A woman in a headscarf with a tape measure around her neck draping purple fabric over a dress form in a sunlit room.

PricingHow to work out dressmaker prices and quote with confidenceA made dress has many unknowns when the customer first asks the price. A clear method turns them into a quote you can stand behind.

A woman guides pale fabric under the foot of a black vintage sewing machine, with a tablet lying on the wooden table beside her.

Shop floorJob cards for tailors: paper, screen, or bothWhat a good card holds, a fair look at paper against a screen at the bench, and the things worth keeping on paper whatever you choose.

A man in an apron presses purple cloth with a steam iron, beside a rail of garments in tan covers and a tablet on a stand with a blurred screen.

SoftwareMade to measure software: what MTM businesses needA made-to-measure order has more moving parts than a retail sale and fewer fittings to catch a mistake. Here is what software has to do for that kind of shop.

Two jackets on stands on a wooden table: a finished navy jacket beside a sleeveless grey jacket marked with white basting stitches.

Shop floorMade to measure vs bespoke: what's the difference?Made to measure alters an existing pattern. Bespoke drafts a new one. That single decision changes the fittings, the lead time, the price and how a shop has to run.

A woman at a stone counter folds white tissue paper around a lilac garment, with a handheld scanner on a stand beside her.

SoftwarePOS system for a clothing boutique: what to look forA demo always goes smoothly because the seller picks the sale. Pick your own awkward sales instead, and you will learn far more about a till in twenty minutes.

Five softly lit spheres joined by fine threads on a dark wooden table, with a pair of old shears beside them.

UAE e-invoicingPeppol and PINT-AE explained for small businessesYou will hear these words as soon as you speak to a provider. This is what they mean, and how little of it you have to do yourself.

Wooden shelves stacked with folded white shirts and navy jackets, with a table and folded cloth in the foreground.

ProductionSchool uniform software: managing production and stockSchool uniform is made months before it sells, to a date set by the school calendar. Most of the work is planning sizes and keeping one school's stock apart from another's.

A small white receipt printer on a stone counter, next to a coiled tape measure and a garment wrapped in brown paper and tied with twine.

SoftwareTailor billing software: what it should handleA shop bill is simple. A tailor's bill runs across weeks, with a deposit, a fitting, a late change and a balance. Here is what to check before you trust software with it.

A stack of blank cream paper on a wooden desk, with a fountain pen, a rolled tape measure and folds of lilac and plum cloth.

PricingTailor invoice template, and when a template is not enoughA good tailor invoice has to do one thing a shop invoice does not: keep a job straight across weeks of deposits, fittings and part payments. Here is how to fill one in.

A worn leather notebook on a stone surface, beside a dark tablet, a coiled tape measure, a piece of tailor's chalk and folded plum cloth.

Shop floorTailor measurement app or paper book?A good book still does the job in plenty of shops. Here is where paper holds up, where an app helps, and how to move across without losing years of records.

A tailor in a waistcoat hands a kraft paper bag holding a plum garment across a wooden counter to a customer in a lilac headscarf, with a blank slip on the counter.

Shop floorTailor receipt format: what to put on the slipA tailoring receipt has more to do than a shop till slip. It has to prove what you took in, what was paid and when the work is due.

A hand holds a grey card over a payment terminal on a shop counter, next to folded shirts with a blank tag and a handheld scanner on a stand.

SoftwareTailor shop POS system: a feature checklistA shop till is built for goods that exist and are paid for today. A tailor sells things that are not made yet, in parts, and sometimes needs them altered. Use this list to test any system.