Can I get a pattern and a tech pack for my capes from a photo?
Yes. The garment read and the pattern quote are free with no account; a professional pattern maker then cuts the DXF pattern from $29, and the tech pack is an add-on at $10.
Drop your cape photo here
or choose one from your phone or computer
JPEG, PNG or WebP. Any phone photo works.
Your photo is stored for 30 days, then deleted. It is used to make your image, and by the studio if you continue there. If you order a pattern from it, a copy is kept with your order.
On this platform the AI does the design and visualisation work and a human pattern maker cuts the pattern. That split is deliberate. How the pattern is made.
Tech Pack for a cape
A pattern turns your cape into the pieces a factory cuts: a professional pattern maker drafts the DXF file, and the tech pack is an add-on.
Keep the measurements of a cape you like at hand: chest or waist, length and sleeve bring the first fitting closer.
What you get
A DXF pattern file drafted by a professional pattern maker, priced by how complex the cape is, with the tech pack, grading and marker as add-ons.
Step by step
- Show the cape from the front and the back, as an image or a photo.
- Give the measurements you want, or a size chart you already use.
- Name the cloth, because the pattern allows for its stretch and shrinkage.
- Review the pattern and cut a first sample from it.
A common mistake
Ordering a pattern before the cloth is chosen: a pattern drafted for a rigid cloth will not fit in a stretch one.
Bill of materials lines for capes
- Cotton gabardine
- 200 to 300 g/m²; machine wash at 30 to 40 °C
- Wool melton
- 450 to 750 g/m²; dry clean
- Double-face cashmere
- 500 to 800 g/m²; hand wash cold, dry flat
- Wool tweed
- 450 to 650 g/m²; dry clean
Typical trade ranges, not one mill's figures: confirm them with your mill.
The cape, in numbers
A cape is a sleeveless outer layer that hangs from the shoulders, with slits or openings for the arms. Its shoulder shaping decides whether it falls cleanly.
- Key measurements
- Shoulder width and length
- Pattern pieces
- about 4 to 8, between the simple and standard pattern tiers ($29 to $59)
- Cloth needed
- about 2.0 to 3.2 m of 150 cm cloth
Typical figures for an adult size M. The pattern tier is set from the real piece count when you order.
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