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Dressmaker Companion

Dressmaker Pattern Database

Dressmaker Patterns

Browse the patterns available in Dressmaker, compare their variants and panels, and check their style contributions, fabric usage and unlock requirements.

178
Patterns
236
Variants
1871
Panels

A pattern, a variant and a panel are three different things. The counts above are the structure behind the catalogue, not a marketing number.

Game data build 25482629. Panel counts, style contributions, fabric use and unlock sources are read from the game, not written by hand.

Browse patterns by type

Every pattern belongs to one of four garment parts. Pick a shelf to narrow the finder — these are filters, not separate pages.

Search an official name, a garment part, a style or a customer. Names match in every language the game ships.

75 of 178 patterns

Showing all 75 matching patterns.

Find patterns by style

A style narrows the finder to the patterns that raise it, strongest contribution first.

These chips filter the list above. To raise a style on a whole dress, read the style guides instead.

Style guides

Compare pattern variants

Different variants of the same pattern can have different panel counts, panel areas and fabric usage. The Sketchbook shows one variant; the pattern ships the rest.

  • 178 patterns
  • 236 variants
  • 51 with more than one
  • up to 4 variants on a single pattern
Strapless Bodice

A real example

Strapless Bodice

Bodice · 4 variants

Open Strapless Bodice
Compare pattern variants
VariantPanelsBias panelsGrainFabric use
Variant 1 of 46 panelsNo bias cutStraight grainLow
Variant 2 of 48 panelsNo bias cutStraight grainMedium
Variant 3 of 48 panelsNo bias cutMixedMedium
Variant 4 of 410 panelsNo bias cutStraight grainMediummost cloth in this pattern

Read from game data build 25482629: each variant carries its own panel count, panel areas and cloth estimate. The finder sorts on the first cut, which is the one the Sketchbook starts you on.

Why does one variant need more fabric?

Browse patterns by character unlock

A pattern arrives with a character and a relationship level — never with a quest. These cards filter the list above.

  • Priya Lv. 1

    Relationship unlocks only

    14 patterns

    up to level 5

    Apron Bodice · Bustier Bodice · Flared Begonia Bodice

    14 patternsView Priya Lv. 1

  • Alice Lv. 1

    Relationship unlocks only

    12 patterns

    up to level 4

    Elevated Scoop Bodice · Elevated Princess V Bodice · Princess V Elevated Ruffle Bodice

    12 patternsView Alice Lv. 1

  • Dorothy Lv. 4

    Relationship unlocks only

    12 patterns

    up to level 4

    Belted Jacket Bodice · Double Breasted Bodice · Jacket Bodice

    12 patternsView Dorothy Lv. 4

  • Fiona Lv. 3

    Relationship unlocks only

    12 patterns

    up to level 4

    Dirndl · Elevated Dirndl · Elevated Stays

    12 patternsView Fiona Lv. 3

  • Marie Lv. 1

    Relationship unlocks only

    12 patterns

    up to level 4

    Coat Dress Bodice · Front Lace Bodice · Halter Neck Bodice

    12 patternsView Marie Lv. 1

  • Vivian Lv. 3

    Relationship unlocks only

    12 patterns

    up to level 4

    Belladonna Bodice · Twilight Hour Bodice · Viper Bodice

    12 patternsView Vivian Lv. 3

  • Edith Lv. 1

    Relationship unlocks only

    11 patterns

    up to level 4

    Corset Bodice · Gatsby Bodice · Queen Anne Bodice

    11 patternsView Edith Lv. 1

  • Prudence Lv. 3

    Relationship unlocks only

    11 patterns

    up to level 5

    Aurora Bodice · Bolero Bodice · Heart Princess Bodice

    11 patternsView Prudence Lv. 3

  • Rose Lv. 4

    Relationship unlocks only

    11 patterns

    up to level 4

    Ruched Bodice · Split Crew Bodice · Upturned Yoked Bodice

    11 patternsView Rose Lv. 4

  • Adora Lv. 1

    Relationship unlocks only

    10 patterns

    up to level 4

    Delilah Bodice · Bustle Skirt · Odette Skirt

    10 patternsView Adora Lv. 1

When patterns unlock

Every pattern on this page can be obtained. The game data documents three ways to get one.

  • Available from the start

    40 patterns are there from the first day of the save, ready to cut with no requirement at all.

  • Relationship unlock

    117 patterns arrive with a customer's relationship level, from level 2 up to level 5. Open a pattern to see who hands it over.

  • Unlock source not documented

    The game data documents no acquisition route for 21 patterns. They are listed with their real parts, panels and style contributions, and their unlock state says so rather than guessing one.

Progression and unlocks

Panel explorer

Pick a pattern and a variant to see the panels it actually cuts — how each one is laid on the cloth, and how much of the cut it takes.

The catalogue states 1871 panels across 236 variants of 178 patterns, and 77 of those panels are flagged as cut on the bias.

Koi Skirt

Variant 1 of 2

Open Koi Skirt
  • 12 panels
  • 11 bias panels
  • Fabric use: High
  • Grain: Mixed
Panel explorer
PanelGrainBiasShare of cut
Skirt Tier 1 BackBiasBias cut8%
Skirt Tier 1 Back RightBiasBias cut6%
Skirt Tier 1 FrontBiasBias cut8%
Skirt Tier 1 Left BackBiasBias cut3%
Skirt Tier 1 Front LeftBiasBias cut3%
Skirt Tier 1 Front RightBiasBias cut7%
Skirt Tier 2 BackStraight grainStraight10%
Skirt Tier 2 Back RightBiasBias cut15%
Skirt Tier 2 FrontBiasBias cut10%
Skirt Tier 2 Left BackBiasBias cut6%
Skirt Tier 2 Front LeftBiasBias cut7%
Skirt Tier 2 Front RightBiasBias cut16%

Panel shares are read from the extracted meshes, so they describe the model rather than anything the game prints. Grain direction and bias are two different fields and they disagree on some panels — not every panel uses the same orientation.

Making a dress?

This page finds the pattern. These pages own what happens next.

Pattern, variant, panel: three different things

The catalogue only makes sense if these stay apart. A pattern is what you pick, a variant is how it is cut, and a panel is what actually lands on the cloth.

  1. 01

    Pattern

    The reusable garment component you choose in the Sketchbook.

  2. 02

    Variant

    A version of that pattern with its own panel structure.

  3. 03

    Panel

    An individual piece that is placed on fabric and cut.

Official scale vs this database

The developer describes the full game as containing more than 150 dress pieces. This database uses the game's own extracted entity structure, where 178 patterns, 236 variants and 1871 panels are counted as separate things, so the two numbers are not the same measurement and should not be treated as equivalent.

Where this page's data comes from

Nothing on this page is written by hand. Each part of the table is read from one place in the game's own data:

Pattern names
Official in-game localization
Pattern previews
Extracted game assets
Variants and panels
Game pattern definitions
Unlock requirements
Character relationship definitions
Style contributions
The game's own additive tag weights
Fabric usage and panel share
Extracted panel meshes

Extracted from game data build 25482629. Game updates

Patterns in Dressmaker

A dress is built from four kinds of pattern — a bodice, a skirt, a pair of sleeves and a collar — and the one you pick decides the shape of the piece rather than its colour or cloth. This page is the whole set, filtered by the four things that actually change a decision: which part it cuts, which styles it helps, how much cloth the base variant needs, and whether it is within reach yet.

Style contributions are the game's own additive weights, and they can be negative: a pattern that fights a style carries it at a minus. A card shows the two strongest contributions in either direction, which is why a Gothic bodice does not read like a plain formal one. The full profile, and every construction variant a pattern ships, belong to the pattern's own page.

Fabric use is grouped into Low, Medium and High, cut at the thirds of the real distribution across all 178 patterns. The band is the answer to the question a player is asking; the exact estimate is what the fabric calculator is for, and here it only decides the order of a sort.

Construction is the other half of the choice. Panel count and whether the base variant cuts any panel on the bias both change how a piece hangs, and both are stated as facts of the pattern rather than as a judgement about it — a six-panel skirt is not worse than a two-panel one, it is different work.

How the Sketchbook works

Dressmaker pattern questions

  • How many patterns are in Dressmaker?

    178 patterns: 40 available from the start, 117 behind a relationship level, and 21 whose acquisition the game data does not document.

  • How do I find a pattern for one part of a dress?

    Use the garment tabs above the grid — Bodice, Skirt, Sleeve and Collar — or tick a part in the filters. The number on each tab is the size of that shelf, so the tab is also a statement about how much there is to look through.

  • What do the style numbers on a pattern mean?

    They are the weights the game adds to a dress for using that pattern. A positive number raises the dress's score for that style and a negative one lowers it. Two strong contributions are the fastest way to lift two styles at once, and fabric that leans the same way does the rest.

  • Which patterns use the least fabric?

    Sort by fabric use, or filter to Low. The band is cut at the thirds of the distribution across all 178 patterns, so Low is a third of the catalogue rather than a fixed number of cloth units — a sleeve is not compared against a ball skirt in the same breath.

  • Can I filter patterns by unlock status?

    Yes. Available from the start, Relationship unlock and Unlock source not documented are the three states the game data can prove, and each shows how many patterns sit behind it. How far along a particular relationship is stays a question for that character's page.

Where a pattern goes next

This page finds the pattern. These do something with it.