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Embroidery Production Time Calculator
Estimate run time per piece and for the whole job.
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Quick answer: A 7,000-stitch logo takes about 12 minutes of sewing on a machine rated 800 stitches per minute once realistic efficiency (~75% of rated speed) is counted, plus 1-2 minutes of hooping - call it 13-15 minutes per piece per head. The calculator below adjusts for your machine, quantity and color changes.
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Estimate how long an embroidery job will take from the stitch count, your machine's speed, and the number of heads — including the real-world overhead of hooping, trims and color changes that rated machine speeds ignore.
The default assumes machines actually sew at about 75% of rated speed once acceleration and stops are counted, which matches shop-floor reality far better than the spec sheet.
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How it works
Enter stitch count, quantity, machine speed (stitches per minute) and your head/machine count.
Adjust color changes, hooping time and efficiency if you know your shop's numbers.
Read minutes per piece, total job hours, and pieces per 8-hour shift.
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Frequently asked questions
How long does a 7,000-stitch logo take to embroider?+
On a machine rated 800 SPM running at realistic efficiency, about 12 minutes of sewing plus hooping — call it 13–15 minutes per piece on a single head. A 6-head machine sews six pieces in that same window.
Why not calculate at the machine's full rated speed?+
Machines slow down for direction changes, small details and satin columns, and stop for trims and color changes. Planning at 100% rated speed under-quotes real jobs — the 75% default is the honest number.