A WORKBENCH HANDBOOK
Make your next stitch count.
From the first fitting to the final stitch. Find practical guides to making dresses, meeting commission requirements and getting comfortable at the workbench.
For the Steam release Independent guides
CHOOSE YOUR NEXT TASK
Understand Dressmaker Quality weights, identify the likely weak point, and repair fit, off-grain pieces or inaccurate seams.
Read the guide CommissionsComplete Rose’s Chilly Overtime with a documented 300-of-350 budget route, fabric allocation, pattern prerequisites and final score checks.
Read the guide CommissionsMeet Prudence’s Flamboyant Funeral requirements with a documented Bluebird Silk route, a 250-coin purchase and no required accessory spending.
Read the guideA PLACE FOR EVERY QUESTION
Off-the-rack dresses unlock after completing the third commission, according to the developer. Open a new dress with the sketchbook plus, finish it, take its photo and sell it; coins and unlocked parts still limit your design.
Developer statement for the Steam release. The trigger is three completed commissions, not three customers or gifts.
Unlock ready-to-wearEnable Sewing Assist in settings, then continue controlling sewing speed and rotation. Slow down before corners and correct the paper pattern manually when needed; the assist does not guarantee 100% accuracy.
Steam release settings and recorded controls; outcomes vary by pattern and accuracy. R restarts the current piece.
Use Sewing AssistCheck that every piece is placed, return to the Patterns tab and finish every seam. The Accessories tab can hide pending seam icons. When the dress is complete, Finish Dress appears before photography and delivery.
Steam release checklist. Build 410 includes a tutorial softlock fix; this is not a guaranteed cure for every broken save or interface state.
Missing Finish Dress
