Can I get a pattern and a tech pack for my sweatshirts 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 sweatshirt 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 sweatshirt
A pattern turns your sweatshirt 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 sweatshirt you like at hand: chest or waist, length and sleeve bring the first fitting closer.
Most sweatshirts start from loopback cotton fleece; polar fleece is the less usual line on a bill of materials.
What you get
A DXF pattern file drafted by a professional pattern maker, priced by how complex the sweatshirt is, with the tech pack, grading and marker as add-ons.
Step by step
- Show the sweatshirt 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 sweatshirts
- Loopback cotton fleece
- 280 to 450 g/m²; machine wash at 30 to 40 °C
- French terry
- 260 to 380 g/m²; machine wash cold, inside out
- Velour
- 250 to 350 g/m²; dry clean
- Polar fleece
- 200 to 350 g/m²; machine wash at 30 to 40 °C
Typical trade ranges, not one mill's figures: confirm them with your mill.
The sweatshirt, in numbers
A sweatshirt is a crew-neck fleece pullover with rib cuffs, collar and hem. The cut of the shoulder and the weight of the fleece place it between athletic and fashion.
- Key measurements
- Chest, sleeve length and length
- Pattern pieces
- about 6 to 8, between the simple and standard pattern tiers ($29 to $59)
- Cloth needed
- about 1.6 to 2.0 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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