Guides · Published 13 October 2026
How a tailor or boutique should keep customer measurements
Keep measurements per customer and per garment type, and save a new version instead of overwriting the old one. Record which version each order was cut from, so a later change never rewrites an order already in progress.
1. Measure and save by garment
Keep a separate set of measurements for each garment, such as a blouse, a kurta or a salwar. The same customer can have different numbers for each.
2. Save a new version when something changes
When a customer's measurements change, add a new version and keep the previous one. Do not overwrite the old numbers.
3. Tie the order to the version it was cut from
Write on the order which version was used. If the profile is updated for the next order, the order already being stitched stays exactly as it was cut.
4. Record the advance at measurement
Note the amount, the date and how it was paid, on the same order, while the customer is still at the counter.
5. Set the trial date and tell the customer
Put the trial date on the order and let the customer know. Tuskit Link lets you do this through the customer's own link.
6. Note alterations and who did them
Write what changed at the trial, for example a sleeve shortened, and who did the alteration, on the same order the customer paid for.
7. Collect the balance at delivery
The advance, the balance and every receipt sit on one invoice for the order, so nothing is added up from memory.
8. Remind customers who still owe you
Keep a list of customers with a balance and send each a short reminder. You open WhatsApp and press Send.
Where Tuskit fits
Tuskit keeps measurements for each blouse, kurta or salwar, saves new measurements while keeping the previous ones, and shows which measurements each order used. Trials and alterations stay on the order, cutting and stitching can go to the tailor's own phone, and the advance and balance are on one invoice. See the tailoring page for an example.