Module 1 — Building the cost sheet
Consumption, bill of materials and the making cost, built line by line.
What you will be able to do
Build a complete garment cost sheet from measured fabric and trim consumption plus a costed making minute, and show where each figure came from.
The practical work
Build a cost sheet for one style you know. Write the source beside every line — measured, quoted, or assumed — and total how much of the price rests on assumptions.
Prerequisite: No prior module required.
Reading for this module
Read these 3 Garment Ed subjects in order, then take the quiz below.
Practical worksheet
Build a cost sheet for one style you know. Write the source beside every line — measured, quoted, or assumed — and total how much of the price rests on assumptions.
- Identify requirements and assumptions.
- Record evidence and calculations.
- Choose a decision and containment action.
- Assign an owner and verification check.
Module quiz
5 questions on Module 1 — Building the cost sheet. Answer them all, then check your score before moving on. 4 correct or more is a pass. Your best score is saved on this device, and to your account when you are signed in. This is a self-check, not an accredited assessment.
1. Why is marker-based fabric consumption more reliable than an average per-style figure?
2. A trim is missing from the bill of materials. What is the likely consequence at costing stage?
3. How should wastage be treated in a cost sheet?
4. What turns standard minutes into a making cost?
5. Why does order quantity change the unit cost even when materials do not?