Comparing the profit margin of textiles woven on a hand loom and automatic loom in the textile industry: Case of Buldan city

Abstract

The ever-changing senses of consumption and fashion factor in the world have caused an ongoing increase on the demand towards hand woven textiles in recent years. Therefore, the prices of hand woven textiles, where the supply is limited, are on the rise. It is known that Buldan city, one of the centers of hand woven production in Anatolia, has a significant commercial potential in this respect. The purpose of this study is to provide an insight to the industry by comparing the profit margin of products woven in hand looms and automatic looms in textile industry in Buldan city and to raise awareness regarding the importance of production in hand looms. “Scarf”, which is the most produced textile item in Buldan, was preferred in the application study. In the study, the unit costs of the scarves woven with insect silk, floss silk, cotton and linen yarn, which are widely used in production, in hand looms and automatic looms were calculated and the profit margins to be calculated through the average sales prices were compared. At the end of the application study, it was seen that the profit margin of hand woven textiles was almost twice as high as the textiles woven in automatic looms.