Usually 150–300 pieces per style
Hand block print, natural dye and hand embroidery on dresses, tops and shirts. Send the brief and we place it with the factory in our group built for the technique.
What sets the minimum: the batch size of the printing table for block print, and the design for embroidery. The garment underneath adds its own fabric minimum.
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Minimum
150–300 pieces
Market range for block print and hand work.
Sampling
3–5 weeks
Approve the strike-off or the embroidery sample as the standard.
First bulk
12–16 weeks
From approved sample to shipped. Repeat orders 8–10 weeks.
Best cluster
Jaipur
Hand block print and natural dye. See Jaipur
Flat sketch for illustration. Your tech pack carries the real measurements.
What we make
Techniques a machine can’t copy, on garments a brand can repeat. Tell us the artwork and the base garment.
Hand work varies piece to piece. That is the look, and it means you approve a sample as the standard and agree the acceptable variation in writing before bulk.
Where it’s made
Two clusters lead: one for printing by hand, one for embroidery and embellishment.
Hand block printing, natural dye and hand craft at commercial volume. Consistency across large repeat runs is its weak side.
Clothing manufacturers in JaipurHand embroidery, embellishment and hand finishing on woven garments.
Clothing manufacturers in Delhi NCRWhat it costs
Hand work is priced per design: the number of colors, the size of the motif and the hours it takes. The garment underneath is priced like any other.
Typical cut, make and trim
With your quote
No live CMT figure for hand work. Embroidery and block print are priced per design, so the factory quotes from your artwork.
Where the factory price goes
Share of FOB, market ranges from published industry sources. They won’t total exactly 100% on any one style. Fabric moves your price more than any haggling on the making charge.
Calculator estimate · USD per piece, ex-factory
Dress with an embroidery placement, by pieces per style. The band is the low to high estimate, the dashed line its middle.
| Scenario | 100–300 | 300–500 | 500–1,000 | 1,000+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dress with an embroidery placement | $23.40–$47.40 | $19.80–$39.80 | $17.64–$35.24 | $15.84–$31.44 |
| Woven shirt with an embroidery placement | $19.80–$35.40 | $16.80–$29.80 | $15.00–$26.44 | $13.50–$23.64 |
The calculator adds embroidery as a per-piece extra ($1.80) for a placement. All-over hand embroidery and hand block print are priced per design with your quote. Estimates from our cost calculator, not quotes: the factory quotes after reading your brief.
Before you send the brief
Tick what you already have. Anything missing, send the brief anyway and we fill the gaps together.
Missing some? Send the brief anyway. A rough number or a photo of a garment you like is enough to start; we ask for the rest.
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A factory-ready tech pack for $79 per style
Photo: Hand finishing on a cutting table
Start your brief
Embroidery and block print are already ticked. Add anything else in your range, then pick pieces per style.
Questions about embroidery and block print
Minimums, variation and cost for embroidery and block print made in India.
Ask us directly
Email oneaimapparel@gmail.com. A person on our team replies within 24 hours.
Send a free briefMaking hand-worked pieces in India
Five questions brands ask before a first run.
Usually 150–300 pieces per style. For block print the batch size of the printing table sets it. The garment underneath adds its own floor: about 300 on stock woven fabric. These are market ranges, not quotes.
Because it is made by hand. Hand embroidery and block print vary from piece to piece, and natural dye varies from batch to batch. Approve a sample as the standard and agree the acceptable variation in writing before bulk.
Per design: colors, motif size and hours. Our calculator only prices an embroidery placement as a per-piece extra ($1.80); all-over embroidery and block print are quoted by the factory from your artwork.
Plan 3–5 weeks for sampling, then 12–16 weeks from approved sample to goods shipped on a first order, and 8–10 weeks on a repeat. Hand work doesn’t compress well.
The monsoon (June to September) slows dyeing and drying, which matters most for natural dye; Diwali (October or November, date moves every year) closes most factories for 1–2 weeks.
Send a brief
One short form, read by a person on our team. If a factory in our group is built for it, we place it. If not, we say so, free.
What to put in your brief
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