Tailor Base Patterns

Tailor Base Patterns drafts sewing patterns to your own body measurements.

Instead of picking the nearest standard size and fixing the fit afterwards, enter your measurements and get a basic block (sloper) drafted for your body in seconds. Use it as the starting point for your own designs.

WHAT YOU CAN MAKE

• Bodice: front and back pieces

• Bodice + Sleeve: with a one-piece sleeve drafted to the bodice armhole

• Skirt: front and back pieces

A REAL DRAFTING METHOD

The drafting engine is based on the EMKO CMEA method, an industrial pattern-drafting standard developed for garment manufacturing. It goes further than scaling a block from bust, waist and hip:

• Four separate bust measurements, so the draft follows bust shape, not just overall size

• Automatic posture detection (Normal, Hunched forward, Hunched back), with the pattern adjusted to match

• Waist ease shared across darts and seams for a balanced shape

• Choice of garment type (dress or blouse, blazer, coat), fit level, fabric thickness and shoulder padding

EASY TO MEASURE

• An illustrated guide for every measurement

• Works in centimetres or inches

• Clear checks catch measurements that don't fit together before you generate

• Start from a standard size (XS to XL; skirt XS to L) if you don't have your measurements yet

• Try the built-in Sample Person to explore the app

SAVE YOUR WORK

• Save named measurement sets, for example one per client or family member, and reuse them any time

• My patterns: re-download your patterns for 30 days

PRINT-READY FILES

• A4 PDF: tiled pages with an assembly guide and a print-check square (10 × 10 cm or 4 × 4 in)

• Plotter PDF: one continuous sheet for wide-format printers

• SVG: a scalable vector file for cutting machines and pattern software

FREE TO TRY

New accounts get 1 free pattern (A4 PDF). Credit packs, available as in-app purchases, unlock all formats. Sign in with your Google account.

GOOD TO KNOW

• Seam allowances are not included. Add them when cutting the fabric.

• A pattern is only as accurate as the measurements it's drafted from. Take each one carefully.

• The block is a first draft: fine-tune darts and side seams after a fitting.

Made for people who sew and draft: home sewists, tailors, pattern makers and fashion students.

Questions or ideas? Use Feedback in the app, or write to tailorbase.app@gmail.com.

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