If you just want to know the average length of fabric for the custom made shirts, you can use the following data.
- 1.6 meters for 58 – 60 inches wide fabric
- 2.25 meters for 36 – 44 inches wide fabric
Remember, woven fabric (shirt fabric) is available in the market in different widths. The common widths are 36 inches, 44 inches, and 58-60 inches.
In the shop and online stores, the cut piece fabric for shirting (unstitched fabric) is available in 2.25 meters (width 36-44″) and 1.6 meters (58-60″)
If you want to know cloth length in yards, then just multiply the meters by 1.09361.
Real Example:
A shirt manufacturing unit (domestic brands) use to the following chart for fabric requirement in different types of shirt designs. You may find this useful.
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Shirt type
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Fabric consumption when fabric width is 60 inch
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Fabric consumption when fabric width is 44 inch
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Formal Full Sleeve
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1.6 meters
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2.10 meters
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Formal Half Sleeve
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1.4 meters
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1.90 meters
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Short Shirt Full sleeve
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1.45 meters
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1.90 meters
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Short Shirt Half Sleeve
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1.3 meters
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1.75 meters
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Note: The factory used to cut multiple shirts in a single layer and makes shirts in 4 sizes (S, M, L, XL) in a ratio of 1:2:2:1
Also note for large check and stripes pattern repeat, if the tailor needs to match the stripes and check, fabric requirement will increase.
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