Stash Value Calculator

The replacement value of a materials stash by category, with a total, a share for each and an honest use rate.

Yarn, quantity units

Skeins, balls or cones. Whatever you count in, as long as the unit cost below is for the same thing.

Yarn, cost each

The price to replace one of them today, not what you paid.

Fabric, quantity units

Metres or yards.

Fabric, cost each

Timber, quantity units

Board feet, linear metres or boards.

Timber, cost each

Beads and findings, quantity units

Grams, strands or packets.

Beads and findings, cost each

Paint, dye and medium, quantity units

Tubes, pots or millilitres.

Paint, dye and medium, cost each

Everything else, quantity units

Tools, notions, blanks, kits, packaging.

Everything else, cost each

How much replacement prices have risen %

The rise since you bought, applied to the whole stash. Compare a few current prices with what you paid to get a figure.

Share of the stash value you get through in a year %

How much of it actually goes into projects in twelve months. This is the honest look in the mirror line.

Projects you finish in a year

Round the suggested cover up to the nearest

Insurance cover is usually written in round figures.

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