I digitise, develop, grade and print fashion patterns for designers and brands, bridging traditional pattern cutting with CLO3D and production workflows. From existing paper blocks to new digital patterns and full-scale printed output, support can be tailored to the stage of your project.
Accurate pattern development underpins both digital prototyping and physical garment production.
I support designers and brands at different stages of that process, whether you are starting with an existing paper pattern, a digital file, a CLO3D garment or a design that still needs pattern development.
With over 20 years of experience across fashion design, product development and pattern making, I can digitise, develop, adapt, grade and prepare patterns for sampling and manufacture. Support can also include 3D fit review, file preparation and large-format pattern printing, with the scope tailored to your product, starting point and next stage of development.
Existing paper or card patterns can be digitised using professional equipment to create accurate, editable digital pattern files. This is useful for preserving established blocks, making future amendments, preparing patterns for grading, or bringing an existing manual pattern into a CLO3D or wider digital development workflow.
Digital patterns can be developed, refined or adapted for physical sampling and manufacture, whether they originate in CLO3D or another digital workflow. I can review and adjust pattern shapes, construction details and fit, helping translate a digital garment into practical pattern files for the next stage of development.
Where required, digital patterns can be prepared for sampling, manufacture or handover with the information needed for the next stage of development. This may include seam allowances, grainlines, notches, pattern names and technical annotations, with the final file setup agreed around your product and supplier requirements.
Digital garments can be tested in different poses to assess balance, ease, movement and areas of tension before physical sampling. Using fit maps alongside technical pattern knowledge helps identify issues earlier and supports more informed development decisions.
Digital patterns can be graded across an agreed size range using appropriate grade rules for the product and sizing requirements. Selected sizes can then be reviewed in CLO3D to assess proportion, balance, ease and fit, with pattern corrections made where needed before the next stage of development.
Digital patterns can be graded across an agreed size range using appropriate grade rules for the product and sizing requirements. Selected sizes can then be reviewed in CLO3D to assess proportion, balance, ease and fit, with pattern corrections made where needed before the next stage of development.
From straightforward pattern digitising and printing to grading, digital development and production preparation, each project is quoted around the work required.
