Home tailoring
One machine, neighbourhood orders. Work triples in the two months before Eid.
- Last reviewed: 27 September 2026
- Version 2
Stitching on the machine
1 of 3- Starting capital
- ৳25,000 – ৳40,000 Market quote
- Manpower
- 1 people
- First sale
- 14 – 28 days Practitioner verified
- Break-even
- 3 – 5 months Editorial estimate
- Kind of work
- Home-based · Easy
About the business
Orders for blouses, salwar kameez and children's clothes are the main income. At first the work comes from relatives and neighbours, later new customers come from posting photos in Facebook groups. Being able to deliver on time is what builds this business's reputation.
Unit economics
| Item | Range | Evidence | Suggest a correction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly working capital | ৳7,500 – ৳14,000 | Editorial estimate | |
| Selling price | ৳350 – ৳800 / unit | Market quote | |
| Variable cost | ৳60 – ৳150 / unit | Market quote | |
| Time to first revenue | 14 – 28 days | Practitioner verified | |
| Break-even time | 3 – 5 months | Editorial estimate | |
| Cash cycle | 7 – 45 days | Practitioner verified |
Gross margin 57.1% – 92.5%. Our calculation: the low end uses the lowest price with the highest cost; the high end uses the reverse.
What you need to start
- Sewing machineEquipment
- Cutting blouses and salwar kameezSkill
How the work is done
- 1Buy a machine and tools
- 2Measure and cut
- 3Stitch, fit and deliver
Seasons
- JanNormal
- FebNormal
- MarHigh
- AprHigh
- MayNormal
- JunNormal
- JulNormal
- AugNormal
- SepNormal
- OctNormal
- NovNormal
- DecHigh
Where it works well
- Strong fitDhaka · অর্ডার বেশি
- PossibleCumilla · শহরতলিতে চাহিদা আছে
Risks and cautions
- MediumDemand: Orders drop outside the Eid season.
Videos and interviews
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Stories about this business
Home stitching started with Tk 10,000, now Tk 3-4 lakh in monthly sales
A homemaker in Rangpur city learned needlework from YouTube, made a panjabi for her husband and started selling through a Facebook page. After losing money to a cheating overseas buyer she restarted, and now gives work to more than 50 women.
- Capital
- ৳10k
- Reasons
- Good quality, Late payment
Entrepreneurs in this business
The people running this business today — you can visit them, ask questions and learn.
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- Sells products
- Takes orders
Kohinur Akter's Cloth Shop
Home tailoring · Clothing and boutique shop
A woman entrepreneur's cloth shop and tailoring in Moishatua
Monohargonj, Cumilla
- Sells products
- Takes orders
Where to buy
Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA)
Association of yarn and fabric mills — the route to finding a spinning or weaving mill to buy from.
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ইসলামপুর থান কাপড়ের বাজার
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FM Corporation (Jack Sewing Machines Bangladesh)
Sells Jack industrial sewing machines, overlock and cutting machines and spare parts, with offices in Chattogram and Dhaka.
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Butterfly Sewing Machine Bangladesh
Showroom selling Butterfly brand domestic and industrial sewing machines and overlock machines.
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Glory Trade Centre Ltd
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Bunoveli
Online shop selling macrame cord, knitting and crochet yarn, sewing thread, zippers and other craft raw materials.
Used by 3 businesses
Sources
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Collected: 15 Aug 2026Supports: Starting capital, Selling price · ঢাকা
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