For fly tyers & lure makers

Pattern × size, priced by the dozen.

Your catalog is a matrix — every pattern in six sizes, because a #16 is not a #12 and the guy who wants woolly buggers wants them by the dozen. Hooks come per-100, hackle by the cape or saddle that ties a couple hundred flies, and the pennies matter at wholesale. MadeKeeper keeps the matrix and does the per-dozen math.

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How MadeKeeper maps to your tying bench

Hooks per-100, by sizeA hundred #8 streamers and a hundred #18 dries log as what they are — different hooks, different costs. Every fly pulls its hook from the right box.
Hackle by the cape and saddleA $42 saddle that ties 200 flies is 21¢ a fly — and MadeKeeper spreads it that way, so your bugger dozens carry real feather cost instead of a shrug.
Pattern × size as one productOne pattern, six sizes, each with its own count. Sell by the fly or by the dozen, and the matrix tracks which sizes actually move.
Fly shops, shows, and custom tiesWholesale dozens into the fly shop, weekend expo tables, and custom orders each run their own channel — so shop pricing and show pricing stop blurring together.

One dozen buggers, to the penny

Say you tie a dozen #8 woolly buggers:

  • 12 hooks (per-100 box @ $9.50)$1.14
  • Saddle hackle ($42 saddle ÷ ~200 flies)$2.52
  • Chenille, thread, and beads$2.16
Cost per dozen — 49¢ a fly$5.82

Sell custom dozens at $27 and each one clears $21.18 before fees. At fly-shop wholesale the margin thins fast — and now you can see exactly where the floor is.

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 fly tyers and lure makers ask

How does the pattern-by-size matrix work?

A pattern is one product; sizes are its variants, each with its own stock and sales. You'll see that #14 parachute adams fly off the table while #10s sit — and tie accordingly.

Can I price by the dozen?

Yes — sell singles at the show and dozens to the shop, and each channel's pricing and fees track separately. The per-fly cost stays the same honest number underneath both.

How do I cost a cape or saddle?

Log it at its price with roughly how many flies it ties, and the per-fly share computes itself. When the good grizzly runs out and the next one costs more, your dozens update automatically.

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