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Dressmaker

Dressmaker reference

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Progression

Pigeon invitations

Seerolz reports invitations for certain characters after the pigeon unlocks; the exact unlock trigger is unconfirmed.

Used in: Dressmaker: the next customer, gifts and invitations →
Thing’s I’ve Learned ↗Player observations about scoring, saved measurements, filters, cutting, recycling, sewing assist, accessory controls, photo mode, gifts and pigeon invitations. Updated September 25; payment and sale-value formulas remain community claims rather than official mechanics.Walkthrough · checked
Fitting

Saved measurements

The player guide describes reloading a customer’s saved set; missing sets do not have a confirmed recovery here.

Used in: Dressmaker measurements: load the right customer →
Thing’s I’ve Learned ↗Player observations about scoring, saved measurements, filters, cutting, recycling, sewing assist, accessory controls, photo mode, gifts and pigeon invitations. Updated September 25; payment and sale-value formulas remain community claims rather than official mechanics.Walkthrough · checked
Clients’ measurements missing? ↗Report of missing Prudence measurements after Rose. No confirmed recovery in the inspected thread; evidence of the problem only.Reported · checked
Cutting

Grain quality

Hover a placed piece with the Scissors to read “Grain Quality: N%”. On build 447 a horizontal grain line gave 100%, upright 75% and diagonal 0%.

Used in: Dressmaker sewing guide: Sewing Assist and missing seams →
Dressmaker on Steam ↗Released September 21, 2026 for Windows and macOS; advertised dressmaking workflow and official promotional screenshots. Screenshots illustrate their captured UI, not a verified current commission solution.Official · checked
Kingy play test: Dressmaker build 447, Rose’s first commission from cutting to lace ↗First-hand play of the Steam release on Windows 11 with keyboard and mouse, in a new save, on October 20, 2026. Title screen 447.804bb8a (2026/10/19), Steam build 26043449; an October 17 session on build 446 covered the same cutting-room steps. Covers Rose’s Librarian Workwear: sketch and Draft Pattern, mannequin gears, cutting all 14 panels on two fabrics, pinning and sewing every seam with and without Sewing Assist, thread spools, and White Zig Zag Lace placement, extension, removal, direction and camera controls. A short follow-up on October 22 in the same save checked Fast Trim Placement (switched on from the title-screen Options) and the trim panel’s X button. Not reached: delivering the dress (quality 50 of the 60 required); the duplicate-trim button was not confirmed. Screenshots and silent clips captured from the game window only.Reported · checked · published 20 Oct 2026
Setting

Sewing Assist

Options → Gameplay. With it on, holding Space sews and the game turns the piece around corners; it doesn’t guarantee a perfect dress.

Used in: Dressmaker sewing guide: Sewing Assist and missing seams →
Thing’s I’ve Learned ↗Player observations about scoring, saved measurements, filters, cutting, recycling, sewing assist, accessory controls, photo mode, gifts and pigeon invitations. Updated September 25; payment and sale-value formulas remain community claims rather than official mechanics.Walkthrough · checked
Kingy play test: Dressmaker build 447, Rose’s first commission from cutting to lace ↗First-hand play of the Steam release on Windows 11 with keyboard and mouse, in a new save, on October 20, 2026. Title screen 447.804bb8a (2026/10/19), Steam build 26043449; an October 17 session on build 446 covered the same cutting-room steps. Covers Rose’s Librarian Workwear: sketch and Draft Pattern, mannequin gears, cutting all 14 panels on two fabrics, pinning and sewing every seam with and without Sewing Assist, thread spools, and White Zig Zag Lace placement, extension, removal, direction and camera controls. A short follow-up on October 22 in the same save checked Fast Trim Placement (switched on from the title-screen Options) and the trim panel’s X button. Not reached: delivering the dress (quality 50 of the 60 required); the duplicate-trim button was not confirmed. Screenshots and silent clips captured from the game window only.Reported · checked · published 20 Oct 2026
Decoration

Lace trim

Left-click pins (Add Point), right-click to finish. On build 447, placing Ivory Looping Lace right to left instead of left to right flipped which side its loops face; White Zig Zag Lace looked the same either way.

Used in: Dressmaker lace trim guide: place, flip and remove lace →
Kingy play test: Dressmaker Build 447, sewing pins, lace direction and Rose’s delivery ↗First-hand play on Windows 11 with keyboard and mouse, October 23, 2026, about an hour on an existing test save. The title screen still reads 447.804bb8a, dated 2026/10/19. Covers the Emporium store tutorial and buying Ivory Looping Lace (2 m for 4), opening the mannequin from the shop's dress form, clicking a sewing pin and sewing that panel, the thread spools, three straight Ivory Looping Lace runs placed left to right, right to left and left to right, Fast Trim Placement ticked from the in-game Pause Menu, and the trim panel's size buttons. Curved runs and other trims were not tested. Later the same day, on the same save: re-sewing every pin with Sewing Assist on, a back-panel shoulder pin that held back Finish Dress, the photo stage, Complete Commission for Rose’s Librarian Workwear at Quality 58 against her 60 (a warning, her disappointed response and the full 200 paid, 386 to 586 coins), and the thread spool colour after Save and Quit (blue came back as red). Other customers and quality levels were not delivered. The silent clips show only the game screen.Reported · checked · published 23 Oct 2026
Placing Lace ↗Players describe reversing drag direction, active-trim angle controls and close-up selection. No developer confirmation or Kingy reproduction.Reported · checked
Kingy play test: Dressmaker build 447, Rose’s first commission from cutting to lace ↗First-hand play of the Steam release on Windows 11 with keyboard and mouse, in a new save, on October 20, 2026. Title screen 447.804bb8a (2026/10/19), Steam build 26043449; an October 17 session on build 446 covered the same cutting-room steps. Covers Rose’s Librarian Workwear: sketch and Draft Pattern, mannequin gears, cutting all 14 panels on two fabrics, pinning and sewing every seam with and without Sewing Assist, thread spools, and White Zig Zag Lace placement, extension, removal, direction and camera controls. A short follow-up on October 22 in the same save checked Fast Trim Placement (switched on from the title-screen Options) and the trim panel’s X button. Not reached: delivering the dress (quality 50 of the 60 required); the duplicate-trim button was not confirmed. Screenshots and silent clips captured from the game window only.Reported · checked · published 20 Oct 2026
Decoration

Trim pins and curves

A community guide recommends short pinned sections around curves, selecting existing trim through its pins and rotating the camera for cuffs.

Used in: Dressmaker lace trim guide: place, flip and remove lace →
Tips for Working with Trim ↗Player instructions for short pinned sections, selecting trim through pins, cuffs, camera controls, reversing direction and clipping adjustments. Community technique, not a developer control reference.Walkthrough · checked
Sketchbook

Clickable component names

Build 410 improves the cue that component names can be clicked to open their choices.

Used in: Dressmaker patterns: find pieces and plan fabrics →
Patch Notes — Build 410 ↗Clickable sketchbook component cues, cutting-room inventory input, thread-colour selection, panel-location hints and a tutorial softlock fix. Patch notes establish announced behavior, not successful Kingy retests.Official · checked · published 24 Sep 2026
Cutting

Panel location hint

Build 410 shows where an inventory panel belongs on the mannequin when you hover over it.

Used in: Dressmaker patterns: find pieces and plan fabrics →
Patch Notes — Build 410 ↗Clickable sketchbook component cues, cutting-room inventory input, thread-colour selection, panel-location hints and a tutorial softlock fix. Patch notes establish announced behavior, not successful Kingy retests.Official · checked · published 24 Sep 2026
Sewing

Thread colour

Click a spool on the right of the sewing machine to change the thread; checked on build 447, and the choice carries over to later seams. After Save and Quit our blue thread was back to red.

Used in: Dressmaker sewing guide: Sewing Assist and missing seams →
Kingy play test: Dressmaker Build 447, sewing pins, lace direction and Rose’s delivery ↗First-hand play on Windows 11 with keyboard and mouse, October 23, 2026, about an hour on an existing test save. The title screen still reads 447.804bb8a, dated 2026/10/19. Covers the Emporium store tutorial and buying Ivory Looping Lace (2 m for 4), opening the mannequin from the shop's dress form, clicking a sewing pin and sewing that panel, the thread spools, three straight Ivory Looping Lace runs placed left to right, right to left and left to right, Fast Trim Placement ticked from the in-game Pause Menu, and the trim panel's size buttons. Curved runs and other trims were not tested. Later the same day, on the same save: re-sewing every pin with Sewing Assist on, a back-panel shoulder pin that held back Finish Dress, the photo stage, Complete Commission for Rose’s Librarian Workwear at Quality 58 against her 60 (a warning, her disappointed response and the full 200 paid, 386 to 586 coins), and the thread spool colour after Save and Quit (blue came back as red). Other customers and quality levels were not delivered. The silent clips show only the game screen.Reported · checked · published 23 Oct 2026
Patch Notes — Build 410 ↗Clickable sketchbook component cues, cutting-room inventory input, thread-colour selection, panel-location hints and a tutorial softlock fix. Patch notes establish announced behavior, not successful Kingy retests.Official · checked · published 24 Sep 2026
Kingy play test: Dressmaker build 447, Rose’s first commission from cutting to lace ↗First-hand play of the Steam release on Windows 11 with keyboard and mouse, in a new save, on October 20, 2026. Title screen 447.804bb8a (2026/10/19), Steam build 26043449; an October 17 session on build 446 covered the same cutting-room steps. Covers Rose’s Librarian Workwear: sketch and Draft Pattern, mannequin gears, cutting all 14 panels on two fabrics, pinning and sewing every seam with and without Sewing Assist, thread spools, and White Zig Zag Lace placement, extension, removal, direction and camera controls. A short follow-up on October 22 in the same save checked Fast Trim Placement (switched on from the title-screen Options) and the trim panel’s X button. Not reached: delivering the dress (quality 50 of the 60 required); the duplicate-trim button was not confirmed. Screenshots and silent clips captured from the game window only.Reported · checked · published 20 Oct 2026
Work

Complete Commission

Once every seam is sewn: Finish Dress, take the photo, then Complete Commission. On build 447 Rose paid her full 200 for a dress at Quality 58 of her 60, after a warning.

Used in: Dressmaker Librarian Workwear: Rose’s first dress →
Kingy play test: Dressmaker Build 447, sewing pins, lace direction and Rose’s delivery ↗First-hand play on Windows 11 with keyboard and mouse, October 23, 2026, about an hour on an existing test save. The title screen still reads 447.804bb8a, dated 2026/10/19. Covers the Emporium store tutorial and buying Ivory Looping Lace (2 m for 4), opening the mannequin from the shop's dress form, clicking a sewing pin and sewing that panel, the thread spools, three straight Ivory Looping Lace runs placed left to right, right to left and left to right, Fast Trim Placement ticked from the in-game Pause Menu, and the trim panel's size buttons. Curved runs and other trims were not tested. Later the same day, on the same save: re-sewing every pin with Sewing Assist on, a back-panel shoulder pin that held back Finish Dress, the photo stage, Complete Commission for Rose’s Librarian Workwear at Quality 58 against her 60 (a warning, her disappointed response and the full 200 paid, 386 to 586 coins), and the thread spool colour after Save and Quit (blue came back as red). Other customers and quality levels were not delivered. The silent clips show only the game screen.Reported · checked · published 23 Oct 2026
Setting

Fast Trim Placement

Build 443 option under Options → Gameplay. Checked on build 447: after the first pin the trim follows your mouse and lays its own pins. It ticks from the title-screen Options or the in-game Pause Menu.

Used in: Dressmaker lace trim guide: place, flip and remove lace →
Kingy play test: Dressmaker Build 447, sewing pins, lace direction and Rose’s delivery ↗First-hand play on Windows 11 with keyboard and mouse, October 23, 2026, about an hour on an existing test save. The title screen still reads 447.804bb8a, dated 2026/10/19. Covers the Emporium store tutorial and buying Ivory Looping Lace (2 m for 4), opening the mannequin from the shop's dress form, clicking a sewing pin and sewing that panel, the thread spools, three straight Ivory Looping Lace runs placed left to right, right to left and left to right, Fast Trim Placement ticked from the in-game Pause Menu, and the trim panel's size buttons. Curved runs and other trims were not tested. Later the same day, on the same save: re-sewing every pin with Sewing Assist on, a back-panel shoulder pin that held back Finish Dress, the photo stage, Complete Commission for Rose’s Librarian Workwear at Quality 58 against her 60 (a warning, her disappointed response and the full 200 paid, 386 to 586 coins), and the thread spool colour after Save and Quit (blue came back as red). Other customers and quality levels were not delivered. The silent clips show only the game screen.Reported · checked · published 23 Oct 2026
October Patch Notes — Build 443 ↗Trim placement and selection rework, Fast Trim Placement and Less Animation options, mannequin camera changes, colour and fabric requirement weighting for small components, Discard Fabric and grab-all cutting-room buttons, Sell as off-rack label, later gifting unlock, crash and stutter work (OMEN Gaming Hub note) and new fabrics and trims. Patch notes establish announced behavior, not successful Kingy retests.Official · checked · published 14 Oct 2026
Kingy play test: Dressmaker build 447, Rose’s first commission from cutting to lace ↗First-hand play of the Steam release on Windows 11 with keyboard and mouse, in a new save, on October 20, 2026. Title screen 447.804bb8a (2026/10/19), Steam build 26043449; an October 17 session on build 446 covered the same cutting-room steps. Covers Rose’s Librarian Workwear: sketch and Draft Pattern, mannequin gears, cutting all 14 panels on two fabrics, pinning and sewing every seam with and without Sewing Assist, thread spools, and White Zig Zag Lace placement, extension, removal, direction and camera controls. A short follow-up on October 22 in the same save checked Fast Trim Placement (switched on from the title-screen Options) and the trim panel’s X button. Not reached: delivering the dress (quality 50 of the 60 required); the duplicate-trim button was not confirmed. Screenshots and silent clips captured from the game window only.Reported · checked · published 20 Oct 2026
Sewing

Mannequin pins

Each correctly placed panel gets a pin on the mannequin; clicking the pin opens the sewing machine for that panel.

Used in: Dressmaker sewing guide: Sewing Assist and missing seams →
Kingy play test: Dressmaker build 447, Rose’s first commission from cutting to lace ↗First-hand play of the Steam release on Windows 11 with keyboard and mouse, in a new save, on October 20, 2026. Title screen 447.804bb8a (2026/10/19), Steam build 26043449; an October 17 session on build 446 covered the same cutting-room steps. Covers Rose’s Librarian Workwear: sketch and Draft Pattern, mannequin gears, cutting all 14 panels on two fabrics, pinning and sewing every seam with and without Sewing Assist, thread spools, and White Zig Zag Lace placement, extension, removal, direction and camera controls. A short follow-up on October 22 in the same save checked Fast Trim Placement (switched on from the title-screen Options) and the trim panel’s X button. Not reached: delivering the dress (quality 50 of the 60 required); the duplicate-trim button was not confirmed. Screenshots and silent clips captured from the game window only.Reported · checked · published 20 Oct 2026
Scoring

Colour and fabric weighting

Build 443 boosts small components such as collars and sleeves when scoring colour and fabric-type requirements.

Used in: Dressmaker commissions: check requirements, tags and fabric prices →
October Patch Notes — Build 443 ↗Trim placement and selection rework, Fast Trim Placement and Less Animation options, mannequin camera changes, colour and fabric requirement weighting for small components, Discard Fabric and grab-all cutting-room buttons, Sell as off-rack label, later gifting unlock, crash and stutter work (OMEN Gaming Hub note) and new fabrics and trims. Patch notes establish announced behavior, not successful Kingy retests.Official · checked · published 14 Oct 2026
Commission requirement

A minimum score is still short

Treat the number as a floor. The community guide reports that dress components and fabric both contribute, while some choices can subtract from a trait.

Used in: Dressmaker commissions: check requirements, tags and fabric prices →
Thing’s I’ve Learned ↗Player observations about scoring, saved measurements, filters, cutting, recycling, sewing assist, accessory controls, photo mode, gifts and pigeon invitations. Updated September 25; payment and sale-value formulas remain community claims rather than official mechanics.Walkthrough · checked
Commission requirement

A maximum score is failing

A max requirement is a ceiling. Stay at or below the displayed number; reaching that number is not a goal.

Used in: Dressmaker commissions: check requirements, tags and fabric prices →
Thing’s I’ve Learned ↗Player observations about scoring, saved measurements, filters, cutting, recycling, sewing assist, accessory controls, photo mode, gifts and pigeon invitations. Updated September 25; payment and sale-value formulas remain community claims rather than official mechanics.Walkthrough · checked
Commission requirement

The brief asks for opposing style tags

One current player report recommends mixing contributions from different components and fabrics. This is a reported approach, not a verified recipe or scoring formula.

Used in: Dressmaker commissions: check requirements, tags and fabric prices →
Alice is hard to please ↗One player recommends combining component and fabric contributions when Simple and Elaborate are both requested. No exact recipe, threshold test or Kingy reproduction.Reported · checked
Commission requirement

The game does not register enough colours

A player confirmed that using fabrics tagged as clearly different colours resolved a three-colour requirement. Similar shades and a printed pattern did not count in that case.

Used in: Dressmaker commissions: check requirements, tags and fabric prices →
Cannot Get Game to Register 3 Colours ↗The original poster confirms that three clearly different fabric colour tags resolved the counter. This is one commission report, not a complete colour-counting formula.Reported · checked
Commission requirement

A fabric or style tag is not contributing

Use the displayed tags and contribution bars rather than the fabric’s appearance. The community guide reports gold additions, red deductions and neutral grey traits.

Used in: Dressmaker commissions: check requirements, tags and fabric prices →
Thing’s I’ve Learned ↗Player observations about scoring, saved measurements, filters, cutting, recycling, sewing assist, accessory controls, photo mode, gifts and pigeon invitations. Updated September 25; payment and sale-value formulas remain community claims rather than official mechanics.Walkthrough · checked
Commission requirement

Lace or trim faces the wrong way

Players consistently report reversing the placement direction. Work in short pinned sections around curves and inspect the selected trim before continuing.

Used in: Dressmaker commissions: check requirements, tags and fabric prices →
Tips for Working with Trim ↗Player instructions for short pinned sections, selecting trim through pins, cuffs, camera controls, reversing direction and clipping adjustments. Community technique, not a developer control reference.Walkthrough · checked
Commission requirement

The quality target is too low

Steam confirms a 100% quality achievement. Community guidance ties quality to grain-aware cutting and sewing accuracy; Sewing Assist can help with movement but does not guarantee a score.

Used in: Dressmaker commissions: check requirements, tags and fabric prices →
Thing’s I’ve Learned ↗Player observations about scoring, saved measurements, filters, cutting, recycling, sewing assist, accessory controls, photo mode, gifts and pigeon invitations. Updated September 25; payment and sale-value formulas remain community claims rather than official mechanics.Walkthrough · checked
Dressmaker global achievements ↗32 listed achievements; only publicly visible descriptions are used. Hidden requirements, percentages and unlock strategies are not inferred.Official · checked
Commission requirement

The submit button is missing

Inspect for an unused piece or unfinished seam first. Several launch players reported that saving, quitting and reopening restored a missing cut piece.

Used in: Dressmaker commissions: check requirements, tags and fabric prices →
Bug on a task, unable to submit commission ↗Reports of missing submit controls and pattern pieces. Several players say saving, quitting and reopening restored a missing piece; this is not an official or universal fix.Reported · checked
Sucker for Punishment · reveal details

Choose ‘Leech’ while discussing animals with Vivian. The guide author encountered this dialogue during Vivian’s third pigeon commission.

Used in: Dressmaker achievements: visible requirements and character goals →
Dressmaker — all achievements ↗Community-reported requirements for the sixteen achievements hidden on Steam’s public statistics page. The tracker keeps these behind an explicit spoiler control and labels them as community evidence.Walkthrough · checked

Stuck? Tell us where

Say where you’re stuck in Dressmaker. You get one hint at a time from a published kingy.wiki guide, and the answer and its clip stay covered until you ask.

If nothing matches, we keep your words (without emails, links or long numbers) to decide which answers to write next. Privacy