Flat tote material planner

Budget a simple flat bag with two body panels and two handles; gussets, lining, top hems and reinforcement must be specified separately.

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Your planning sheet

Original construction schematic, not to scale. Use the numerical panel list and prototype checks.

Panel list per item
Part	Cut size (cm)	Count
Body cut panels	31.00 × 36.00	2
Handles at cut size	60.00 × 3.00	2

Body joining seam (three sides): 100.00 cm
Rivets entered for four handle ends: 8 per bag
Net cut area per item: 2592.00 cm²
Purchased area per item: 3.72 sq ft at 75% yield
Purchased area for batch: 3.72 sq ft
Leather cost per item: 29.76 currency
Hands-on labour per item: 37.50 currency
Total cost per item: 74.26 currency
Target price per item (no percentage sales fee): 99.01 currency

Area is not a nesting solution. Yield, labour and cost inputs are assumptions until replaced with actual records. Values shown are rounded; calculations retain full precision.

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Flat tote material planner
Design example; not a physically tested pattern.
Body seam rectangle width: 30 cm
Body seam rectangle height: 35 cm
Added body allowance per edge: 0.5 cm
Handle cut length: 60 cm
Handle cut width: 3 cm
Rivets per handle end (design input): 2 pieces
Overall usable yield: 75 %
Leather price: 8 currency/sq ft
Hardware cost per item: 5 currency
Supplies, packaging and overhead per item: 2 currency
Hands-on time per item: 1.5 hours
Labour rate: 25 currency/hour
Target margin (no percentage sales fee): 25 %
Number of identical items: 1 items

Body cut panels: 2 × 31.00 × 36.00 cm
Handles at cut size: 2 × 60.00 × 3.00 cm

Body joining seam (three sides): 100.00 cm
Rivets entered for four handle ends: 8 per bag
Net cut area per item: 2592.00 cm²
Purchased area per item: 3.72 sq ft at 75% yield
Purchased area for batch: 3.72 sq ft
Leather cost per item: 29.76 currency
Hands-on labour per item: 37.50 currency
Total cost per item: 74.26 currency
Target price per item (no percentage sales fee): 99.01 currency

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Links pass the current panel list, cost or batch values where compatible. Other tool assumptions still need checking. Check thread pitch, material thickness and supplier pack sizes in the destination tool.

Prototype before cutting the final hide

Check handle length on a full-size mock-up, including the portion attached to the body.
Add lining, gussets, turnbacks, folded hems and reinforcement to the panel list separately if your design uses them.
The rivet input counts fittings only. It does not specify post size, attachment placement or safe carrying load.
Prototype handle attachments on the intended leather, and test the actual assembly for its intended use before carrying valuables.

Flat tote material planner

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Prototype before cutting the final hide

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