Sell Unstitched Lawn by the Suit and by the Meter

To sell unstitched lawn by the suit and by the meter, set meter as the base unit for each fabric and add a “suit” unit equal to the meters in one suit. The cashier chooses meter or suit at the till, the right price applies, and stock always reduces in meters, so a bolt that sold two suits and 1.5 meters still shows the exact length left.

Key takeaways

• Use units and sub-units: meter as the base, suit as a larger unit with a fixed number of meters.
• Packed 3-piece suits from a brand are products with print or colorway variants; fabric cut from the bolt is tracked in meters.
• Price the suit unit separately from the per-meter price, usually with a small reward for buying the full set.
• Move remnants into a cut-piece product so bolt counts stay honest.
• Record WhatsApp orders as sales straight away so the same suit is never sold twice in the Eid rush.

Why is selling unstitched fabric different from selling ready-to-wear?

Because fabric is sold in lengths, not pieces, and the same bolt can leave the shop as a full suit, a few meters, or a leftover remnant. A POS that only counts pieces forces you to guess how much fabric is left, and in lawn season that guess goes wrong by lunchtime.

Ready-to-wear has sizes and colors; unstitched has prints and lengths. The fabric by the meter feature is built around units and sub-units for exactly this reason. You still use variants where they help, for example one print in three colorways, but the stock unit is length.

How do units and sub-units work in a POS?

You define a base unit, the smallest unit you track, and then larger units as multiples of it. For fabric, meter is the natural base unit. A “suit” unit might equal 3 meters for a single-fabric suit, or whatever length your suits really use.

When the cashier sells 1 suit, stock drops by the suit’s length in meters. When they sell 2.5 meters, stock drops by 2.5. Your stock report always shows meters left on each fabric, which is what you need to plan reorders. Lengths per suit vary by brand and style, so set the number to match what you actually cut.

This also works for other trades. Accessories sold by piece or dozen, or buttons sold by the card, use the same idea.

How should I set up a 3-piece unstitched suit?

Match the setup to how the stock physically arrives. There are two common situations.

Brand-packed 3-piece suits

Most designer lawn arrives as a packed set: shirt fabric, dupatta and trouser fabric in one bag, often with embroidered patches or a printed border. You never sell the parts separately. Set this up as one product per design, with variants for colorway where the brand offers them, and sell it by piece. Give each colorway its own barcode, as our variants guide explains.

Suits cut from the bolt

Shops that buy fabric by the than and cut suits in-house track each fabric in meters. If you sell a matching shirt fabric, dupatta and trouser fabric, you have two good choices:

1. Three products in meters, sold together on one bill. Most flexible; stock is exact for each fabric.
2. One “suit” unit per fabric, so the cashier rings up 1 suit of shirt fabric, 1 suit of dupatta, 1 suit of trouser fabric.

Keeping the three fabrics separate suits most fabric shops, because customers mix and match dupattas and trouser colors constantly. A rough 3-piece split is a longer length for the shirt and somewhat shorter lengths for the dupatta and trouser, but this varies by brand and by customer, so measure your own cuts and set the suit unit to match.

Should I price lawn per meter or per suit?

Price both. Set the per-meter price on the base unit and a separate price on the suit unit. The till uses the price of whichever unit the cashier picks.

Most shops price the suit a little below the same length bought meter by meter. It rewards the customer for taking the full set and moves stock faster. It also stops awkward counter conversations where someone works out that buying meters separately is cheaper.

If you also sell to tailors or smaller shops, use selling price groups to keep a wholesale price beside your retail price. The seasonal sales page explains price groups and dated discounts together.

How do I handle lawn season drops?

Treat each drop as a purchase order and a labeling job, done before the shop opens on launch day. Lawn drops bring crowds, and you do not want staff typing products in while customers wait.

1. Create products a few days early, with prints, colorways, units and prices, and with zero stock.
2. Photograph the prints and attach images, so the auto-generated online store is ready on launch day.
3. Receive stock against a purchase order the moment it arrives. See purchase orders.
4. Print labels for packed suits, or bolt tags for fabric sold by the meter. Our labels guide has the details.
5. Set the launch price and any launch-week offer as a dated discount, so it ends on time without anyone remembering to change it.

How do I keep the online store and the counter in step?

The online store reads the same stock as the till. When the last suit of a print is sold at the counter, it stops being available online. If you also run WooCommerce, see our WooCommerce sync guide.

How do I survive the Eid rush at the till?

Prepare the catalog, the registers and the staff before the rush, not during it. The weeks before Eid are when unstitched sales peak and when mistakes cost most.

• Open extra registers so two or three people can bill at once. Each register opens and closes with its own cash count.
• Give each staff member their own login so sales and commission are recorded per person. Staff commission is built in.
• Pre-cut popular lengths for the best-selling fabrics so the counter only scans and bills.
• Record every payment method: cash, card through your own processor, bank transfer, JazzCash and Easypaisa recorded as payment methods.
• Set your exchange policy clearly, usually no returns on cut fabric. See our returns and exchanges guide.
• Check stock reports each evening and reorder the prints that are running out while suppliers still have them.

How do I label bolts and packed suits?

Label packed suits like any other product, with one barcode per design and colorway on the bag. Label bolts with a tag carrying the fabric’s barcode, so the cashier scans the bolt, chooses meters or suit, and enters the length cut.

Our barcode labels feature shows how label templates are set up for bags and bolt tags.

Which reports matter most for a fabric shop?

Three reports carry most fabric shops through a season: stock in meters by fabric, product sell report by print, and trending products. Together they tell you what to reorder, what to push on WhatsApp and what to mark down after Eid.

• Stock report shows meters left on each fabric, so you reorder before a popular print runs out.
• Product sell report shows which prints and colorways actually sold, not which ones staff think sold.
• Trending products shows what is picking up speed this week, useful during a launch.
• Profit and loss at the end of the season tells you whether the markdowns paid off.

See reports for the full list.

What should I do with cut pieces and remnants?

Measure each remnant, move it into a cut-piece product at a reduced price, and set the original bolt to zero. That way your main fabric stock is accurate and remnants are visible as their own line.

1. Measure the leftover length at the end of the bolt.
2. Adjust the bolt’s stock to zero with a stock adjustment, noting the reason.
3. Add the length to a “cut pieces” product for that fabric type, or a general remnant product priced per meter.
4. Price and display remnants together, often in a basket by the counter.

Over a season, the cut-piece report tells you how much fabric you lose to remnants. If it is high on a particular fabric, your suit length setting may not match how you actually cut.

How do I record WhatsApp orders?

Record a WhatsApp order as a sale in the POS as soon as it is confirmed, against the customer’s record, with the payment method used. This takes the stock out immediately, so the counter cannot sell the same suit.

Keeping customers in the system also builds your list for the next season. When the next lawn drop arrives, you know who bought which brand last year. See loyalty and customer records.

What about tax and receipts in Pakistan?

Set your tax rates in the POS as inclusive or exclusive to match how you price, and print receipts in English or Urdu. We do not claim FBR integration, so if your shop falls under rules requiring POS integration with FBR, speak to your tax adviser first.

Receipts can be laid out per location and in Urdu with right-to-left text. See languages.

Where can I see this set up for a Pakistani shop?

Our Pakistan page covers currency, payment methods and receipts. The Lahore and Karachi pages show how fabric and lawn shops in those cities use units, labels and the online store. If you are moving from a register book or another system, the switch guide explains import, and pricing shows plans in rupees.

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