From Pattern to Production
A technical design partnership for fashion brands, manufacturers, and growing labels.
Contact us about a business partnershipThe skill of a pattern-making studio
Most of what Fabrico is known for is patterns made for individual sewists — a dress pattern downloaded, printed, and sewn at a kitchen table. That work matters to us deeply, and it will always be the foundation of what we do.
But behind every Fabrico pattern is something most customers never see: a full technical production process. Every pattern we publish has been graded across a complete size range, fit-tested on real bodies, drafted with the same precision used in industrial garment manufacturing, and documented to a standard that any production team could pick up and sew from directly.
That is not a beginner’s skill. It is the skill of a pattern-making studio — and it is a skill that many growing fashion businesses need and do not have in-house.
We can become your technical pattern-making partner
If your business has a design collection — sketches, mood boards, reference garments, a concept you can see clearly but cannot yet manufacture — we can become your technical pattern-making partner. This is not the same offer as our individual patterns or bundles. It is a different kind of relationship entirely.
You bring us your designs
Sketches, technical flats, reference samples, fabric specifications, brand guidelines — whatever stage your collection is at.
We become your technologists
We translate your design vision into fully graded, production-ready technical patterns: the actual working documents a cutting room or a production team needs to manufacture your garments accurately, consistently, and at scale.
You retain full ownership
This is your collection. We are the technical team that makes it manufacturable — not a co-owner of the intellectual property.
How the work is done
Pattern development from your design
Working from your sketches, references, or existing samples, we draft the base pattern — the technical foundation that everything else in production depends on. This includes correct ease allowances for your intended fabric, accurate seam construction, and a silhouette that matches your design intent precisely.
Full size grading
A single sample size is not a production-ready pattern. We grade your pattern across the full size range your brand requires — whether that is a standard six-size run or an extended range that reflects a genuine commitment to size inclusivity. Grading is where many in-house teams without dedicated technical pattern makers run into trouble: a pattern that fits beautifully in one size and poorly in the sizes around it. This is precisely the kind of precision our studio specialises in.
Technical documentation
Every pattern is delivered with complete construction documentation: seam allowances, notches, grain lines, fabric and interfacing recommendations, and a clear construction sequence. This is the documentation a production facility — whether your own workshop or an external manufacturer — needs in order to produce your garment correctly without back-and-forth clarification.
Fit testing and revision
Before any pattern is finalised, we test it — on real bodies, in your intended fabric where possible. If adjustments are needed, we make them and retest. A pattern that has not been tested is a pattern that has not yet been proven.
Ongoing technical support
Production questions do not stop once a pattern is delivered. We remain available to your team for technical clarification, fit troubleshooting, and pattern revisions as your collection develops across seasons.
Who we work with
Independent fashion labels
That have design talent and a creative vision, but no in-house pattern maker capable of taking a sketch through to a production-ready, fully graded pattern.
Growing brands
That started with one-off sample-making and need to formalise their patterns for consistent, repeatable production as order volumes increase.
Manufacturers and private-label businesses
That need technical pattern development for client collections, without building a permanent technical team for work that may vary in volume season to season.
Established brands expanding a size range
Who need existing patterns regraded accurately to include new sizes, rather than guessed or proportionally scaled in ways that compromise fit.
The same technical standard
The patterns we sell to individual sewists are not simplified versions of “real” patterns — they are built to the same technical standard as the work we are describing here. Every Fabrico pattern that a home sewist downloads has been through full grading, fit testing, and technical documentation, because that standard is the only one our studio works to.
This means that when we offer to become your technical pattern-making partner, we are not proposing to learn this skill for your business. We do this work daily, at scale, across a full size range, for a catalogue of patterns that customers across many countries sew from successfully every week.
Our team includes specialists in pattern drafting, grading, and garment construction — the same team responsible for every pattern in the Fabrico catalogue. When you work with us, you work with people who understand both design intent and manufacturing reality, and who know how to bridge the two precisely.
Tell us about your collection
If your business has a design collection that needs to become manufacturable — whether that is a handful of pieces or a full seasonal range — we would like to hear about it.
The first conversation costs nothing and commits you to nothing. Tell us about your collection: where it currently stands, what stage your designs are at, what size range you need, and what your production timeline looks like. We will tell you honestly whether we are the right technical partner for what you need, and what working together would involve.