Can I get a pattern and a tech pack for my maxi dresses 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 maxi dress 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.
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Tech Pack for a maxi dress
A pattern turns your maxi dress 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 maxi dress 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 maxi dress is, with the tech pack, grading and marker as add-ons.
Step by step
- Show the maxi dress 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 maxi dresses
- Cotton poplin
- 90 to 150 g/m²; machine wash at 30 to 40 °C
- Silk charmeuse
- 70 to 100 g/m²; dry clean
- Silk and viscose velvet
- 150 to 220 g/m²; dry clean
- Midweight linen
- 150 to 220 g/m²; machine wash at 30 to 40 °C
Typical trade ranges, not one mill's figures: confirm them with your mill.
The maxi dress, in numbers
A maxi dress reaches the ankle or the floor, so the width of the hem decides how it moves and how much cloth it uses. A long skirt in a fluid cloth is left to hang before it is hemmed.
- Key measurements
- Bust, waist and hip
- Pattern pieces
- about 6 to 12, between the simple and standard pattern tiers ($29 to $59)
- Cloth needed
- about 2.8 to 4.0 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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