 Re: Embroidery stitch count the same for commercial and a home based viking designer se
We base our pricing on several things. Stitch count is a major one. The problem about basing it strictly on stitch count is this. If you are doing applique`, it does not take as many stitches. It does however take more time to place the applique after you stitch the outline. So you have time involved that is not machine time nor stitches.
The way I wouuld base my price in this situation is this. If I have an applique that has 8K sitiches and takes 8 mins to stitch, that would be $8 for the embroidery ($1.00 per 1K stitches=$60 hr or $1 a min) If it takes an additional 5 mins labor to place the applique between the the time that the outline stitch is done and the design is complete... I would charge just like it was 5 mins of machine time or another $5 for a total of $13 for this design.
The same applies to anything else. I have a set rate that I strive for. I take into account the difficulty of the work in total. I then figure up how many pieces I can do in an hour. If it does not work out to what I need to make, then I look a subbing it out.
You cannot stay in business long if you dont pay yourself. Making sure you are building in your time is very important. | 
