We are very passionate about creating the finest quality sewing patterns on the market, which means designing beautifully and meticulously drafted patterns that will fit the most people possible out of the package, in addition to clear, concise instructions that make sewing even complicated garments a breeze!
We have a full-time trained patternmaker on staff who designs all of our patterns in-house. Our patterns are drafted using professional-grade software called Optitex. We first draft a pattern in one size in our 0-20 size range using our 0-20 drafting blocks. Once it has been sampled, tweaked, and adjusted and we are happy with the fit, our sample maker then drafts the same design using our 14-32 drafting block. We then test, tweak, and refine the 14-32 pattern before sending both to our industry expert grader, who grades each base size into the full-size range. Once the pattern has been graded, we test multiple sizes from each range on multiple fit models, in addition to building and testing each size in 3D sampling software to review fit, grading, and proportion.
After the pattern is finalized and formatted, we write detailed instructions to help you easily construct the garment. These are rigorously tested and reviewed in-house by our sample maker, founder, and other staff. We then send the entire package to a technical editor who not only reviews the instructions for clarity, but also does one final sew using the smallest and largest sizes in each size range to "walk" all pattern pieces and ensure all seams, notches, and construction marks line up. Finally, we send our instructions to a copy editor to give a final critical eye to the clarity of our instructions, in addition to fixing any grammatical or punctuation errors. Each pattern we work on takes anywhere from three to six months to develop depending on complexity, and we take enormous pride in the work, effort, skill, and attention to detail that does into each and every pattern we create so you can have the best possible sewing experience!