For dog bandana makers

One print, four sizes, every snap counted.

A bandana business is a size-run business: every new print becomes XS through XL, each with its own stock, multiplied across the whole collection — plus snaps by the hundred and a market table where the dog picks the print. MadeKeeper runs the size matrix and the snap math so drop day starts from real counts.

The app is live. Free during the pilot. Founding rate $19/mo, locked for life.

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How MadeKeeper maps to your cutting mat

Size runs without the sprawlA print is one design; XS–XL are its sizes, each with its own count and sales. Twelve prints stay twelve products, not sixty mystery SKUs.
Fabric per print, snaps per-100Each print's yardage logs at cost and the run pulls it down by size — bigger dogs, more fabric. KAM snaps from the bag of 200 cost their real eleven cents a set.
Drops and market weekendsAn online drop that sells out the mediums and a market where the larges move first are different lessons. Channel-by-channel sales keep both.
The matching-human upsellMatching scrunchie or owner bandana? A bundle product with its own recipe — and its own margin — instead of a mental note at the till.

One print run, to the penny

Say you cut 24 bandanas across four sizes:

  • 4.5 yds quilting cotton @ $8.75/yd$39.38
  • 24 snap sets (from a per-100 bag)$2.16
  • Thread and hang tags$1.85
Run cost — $1.81 a bandana$43.39

At $14 each you keep $12.19 before fees — and after two markets the size history shows L selling out while XS lingers, so the next run cuts to the dogs who actually show up.

Bandanas and gear sit on the sewing side of pet goods — simpler paperwork than treats, which usually fall under state feed programs. MadeKeeper keeps your materials and batch records tidy either way, one ledger for both sides of the booth.

Straight about what's live

Materials and true cost per piece, products (in bulk or one-of-a-kind), sales that drain stock, the was-this-fair-worth-it event math, mileage, expenses, and the year-end tax packet — all in the app today. Etsy and Square sync, your own storefront, a booth card reader, and shipping labels are building, shaped with founding makers. Nothing above describes a feature that doesn't exist without saying so. See the full live-vs-building list →

Questions dog bandana makers ask

How do size runs work?

One design, a size matrix, per-size counts. When the fall plaid drops, you'll see within a weekend that M and L carry the collection — and cut the winter prints accordingly.

Snaps versus ties — does it matter to the books?

Only as materials: snap sets per-100 versus nothing extra for ties. Cost both styles honestly and you may find the tie-on's simpler build is quietly your better margin.

Can I sell treats at the same table?

Yes — treats run as batches with best-by dates under the same roof (they usually carry state feed-program paperwork, which MadeKeeper's records help organize). One booth, two product lines, one ledger.

Ready to see your real numbers?

The app is live and free during the pilot. Lock the $19/mo founding rate for as long as you stay.

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