Do customers need to know exactly what style they want before meeting with a dressmaker, and do they need to provide a pattern?
Not at all – our dressmakers’ experience makes them an excellent source for suggestions. Customers only need have a basic idea of what they are after, as the dressmakers’ studios have many fashion books and pictures to help with ideas, plus they all store images of past creations on their computers. It is usual for them to sketch designs until you both come to a mutual understanding of exactly what will be created. Our dressmakers make their own patterns, regardless of whether they are making something from a sketch, from a photo or copying an existing garment – so it is completely unnecessary to take patterns to them. What we stress to customers is that a design is often best left to develop. It is easy for us to calculate know how much fabric is required for a basic design, which will qualify you for a referral to a dressmaker. After the making of the garment has commenced, there are many stages where the design can be tweeked along the way – so you will end up with a completely uniq
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