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The investment per worker in a sewing room is quite modest. A simple new commercial sewing machine may cost $2,000 to $3,000, but a rebuilt machine can run as low as five hundred dollars and still provide a good dozen years of production.

A new sewing machine costs $2,000 to $3,000, but a rebuilt machine can run as low as $500 and still provides a good dozen years of production. Investment is modest.