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Dressmaker is a cozy tailoring sim where you pick the fabric, cut out the pattern and sew every dress by hand. Serve a whole town of customers, build your shop's reputation — or deliberately sabotage a commission for fun.

Launched Sep 21, 20266,000+ Playing Now32 Steam Achievements94% Very Positive280K+ Wishlists

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Your Dressmaker Journey

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Beginner Guide

A complete first-day walkthrough of the shop: how the request board works, how to read a customer brief, and the full fabric-to-finished-dress loop explained step by step.

2

Money & Reputation

The fastest ways to earn coin and reputation in your first few hours, so you can afford better fabric bolts and unlock the town's bigger commissions sooner.

3

Fabric & Patterns

How cotton, linen, wool, silk and velvet each behave, how grain-aligned cutting differs from bias cutting, and how every layout choice changes the finished dress.

4

Design & Decoration

Free-form creativity: colouring designs in the sketchbook, layering buttons, bows, appliqué and lace trims, and selling your own designs straight off the rack.

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Dressmaker Print Patterns Guide: Master Layouts and Fabric Cutting in Steam's Tailoring Sim

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Dressmaker Print Patterns Guide: Master Layouts and Fabric Cutting in Steam's Tailoring Sim

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The Ultimate Dressmaker Sewing Guide: Mastering Patterns and Stitches in Cozy Lives' Hit Game

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The Ultimate Dressmaker Walkthrough: Master Sewing, Cutting, and Custom Fashions

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Dressmaker First Look: Dive Into Cozy Tailoring, Custom Patterns, and Steam Simulation Gameplay

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Dressmaker Review: Is This Cozy Steam Sewing Sim Worth Your Time?

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Dressmaker Steam Release: The Ultimate Cozy Crafting Simulator Guide

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Playing Dressmaker Free: How to Get the Prototype, Version Differences, and Steam Release

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Join the Dressmaker Discord Community: Connect, Share, and Get Updates

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What is Dressmaker?

Dressmaker is a cozy tailoring simulation from Cozy Lives, the wholesome label of South African studio Free Lives — the team behind Broforce, GORN, Terra Nil and Anger Foot. You run a small-town dress shop: choose fabric, arrange and cut out paper patterns, stitch the panels together on a vintage sewing machine, then finish the dress with buttons, bows, appliqué and lace.

What sets Dressmaker apart is how faithfully it treats real dressmaking. Whether your pattern follows the grain or is cut on the bias genuinely changes the finished garment, and every panel can be cut from a different bolt. A whole town of customers commissions dresses for their own taste and their own calendar of events, and you can either impress them or deliberately sabotage the order. Anything you design can also go straight into the shop window as ready-to-wear.

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Developer

Cozy Lives

Publisher

Free Lives

Platform

Steam — Windows & Mac

Genre

Cozy Crafting Simulation

Released

Sep 21, 2026

Price

$14.99

Steam Reviews

94% Very Positive

Achievements

32

Wishlists

280K+

Languages

English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese

Explore Dressmaker Wiki

Eight sections covering the whole game — from your first customer brief to achievements, events and patch notes.

Dressmaker Beginner Guide

A complete first-day walkthrough of your dress shop: how the request board works, how to read a customer brief, and the full fabric-to-finished-dress loop explained step by step.

1Read the customer brief on the request board before touching fabric
2Pick the right fabric bolt for the commission's taste and calendar
3Arrange and cut the paper pattern, watching the grain vs. bias cut
4Stitch the panels together on the vintage sewing machine
5Finish the dress with buttons, bows, appliqué and lace trim
6Deliver the commission to earn coin and build reputation
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Dressmaker Fabrics & Patterns

Every fabric bolt and pattern trick that actually changes the finished garment. Learn how grain and bias cutting work, and how each panel can be cut from a different bolt.

FabricChoose from a range of fabric bolts, each with its own look and drape
PatternArrange and cut paper patterns for every garment shape
GrainCutting on the grain keeps a garment structured and stable
Bias CutCutting on the bias gives softer flow and stretch
PanelsMix bolts panel by panel to create one-of-a-kind dresses
FinishAdd buttons, bows, appliqué and lace trim to complete the look
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Dressmaker Customer Orders

A whole town commissions dresses for their own taste and their own calendar of events. Here is how to read each brief, satisfy a picky customer, or deliberately sabotage a commission for fun.

1Check the request board for new customer commissions
2Read the brief for the customer's taste and event date
3Match fabric, pattern and finish to what they asked for
4Deliver on time to impress and raise your reputation
5Or deliberately sabotage the commission for a laugh
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Dressmaker Achievements

All 32 Steam achievements, every one a sewing pun. A complete checklist of what to sew, sell and sabotage to unlock the whole set.

32Total Steam achievements available at launch
SewUnlock by finishing commissions and filling the shop window
PunsNames like '99 Problems But A Stitch Aint One' and 'Reap what You Sew'
ListFull checklist with the condition behind each achievement
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Dressmaker Tier List

How every fabric and decoration option ranks for building reputation fast and winning over the town's pickiest customers.

S Tier

Top fabric and finish combos that win over picky customers fastest

A Tier

Strong all-round choices that earn solid coin and reputation

B Tier

Situational picks that work for specific briefs or events

C Tier

Options to skip unless you want to experiment or sabotage

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Dressmaker Coins & Reputation

The fastest ways to earn coin and reputation in your first few hours, so you can afford better fabric bolts and unlock the town's bigger commissions sooner.

1Clear the request board daily to keep a steady flow of coin
2Satisfy high-taste customers to raise reputation faster
3Reinvest coin into better fabric bolts for pricier commissions
4Fill the shop window with ready-to-wear designs to sell
5Unlock bigger commissions as your reputation climbs
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Dressmaker Special Events

Seasonal and in-game events that change what the town commissions. Here is what each event asks for and what it rewards.

CalendarCustomers commission dresses around their own calendar of events
EventsTimed special events add new briefs and rewards
RewardsEarn unique decorations and fabric through event commissions
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Dressmaker Patch Notes

Every update and monthly development log, tracked so you never miss a new feature, fix or event.

LaunchReleased 21 Sep 2026 with 32 achievements
MonthlyDeveloper posts a 'Dressmaker Tea' dev log every month
UpdatesLatest fixes, features and events tracked as they ship
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Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers to the most common questions about Dressmaker.

Ready to Master Dressmaker?

From your very first customer brief to a shop window full of your own designs, our community wiki walks you through every stitch — fabric guides, pattern-cutting tips, customer taste, achievements and patch notes.