01
Hold measurements against the client, not the order
A sherwani, a kurta, a sari blouse and a lehenga are measured differently. Keep the fields each garment needs, saved to the person, so the next commission starts from what you already took.
A boutique in season is measured in deadlines. A wedding brings ten garments for one family, each with its own fitting, and every one of them is promised for the same week. The craft is rarely the problem. The record is.
The method, plainly
02
Stage the order so the workroom can see it
Cut, stitched, first fitting, alteration, finishing, ready, delivered. When twelve pieces are in the room for one family, a stage is the only thing that tells you which one is behind.
03
Put the fitting date beside the delivery date
A garment promised for Saturday with no fitting booked is a garment that will be altered on the day. Book both when the order is taken.
04
Record the advance and the balance as they move
An advance taken in cash and a balance settled by transfer are the same money. Both belong on the order, so the studio always knows what is still owed.
Season does not reward memory. It rewards a record that holds when a family calls about the third garment and the person who took the measurement is at a fitting across town.
TexoIQ keeps the measurement, the stage, the fitting and the money on the same client, so the studio can answer that call without opening a book.
Common questions
Should a boutique keep separate measurements per garment
Keep the fields each garment needs against the same client. A blouse needs a dart point and a churidar needs a calf, and neither should overwrite the other.
How should a busy workroom track many pieces for one family
By stage rather than by memory. A visible stage on every piece is what shows the one that has not moved.
What should be recorded when an advance is taken
The amount, the date and the order it belongs to, whatever way it arrived, so the balance is never in dispute.