From a photo
to your pattern
Show us the garment that inspires you, or describe it. You receive a pattern to your measurements and its instructions, checked before they're sent.
No subscription · both routes lead to the same made-to-measure pattern
The feasibility check on your photo costs you nothing: you only pay when you order the pattern.
Two ways to start
A photo that inspires you
Photograph a piece you love — its pattern is drafted to your measurements.
Get started →The garment you describe
No photo? Answer a few questions — the pattern comes together to your measurements.
Create without a photo →Both lead to the same made-to-measure pattern, drafted to your body measurements, with its sewing instructions. How to create a sewing pattern from a photo.
We'd rather show you.
The journey, from photo to pattern — every step in the real app. Scroll down.
- The photo
Photograph the garment
A front-view photo, on a plain background, to recognise the garment. The back and details are a bonus for a more faithful pattern.
- Drag and drop an image, or take a photo directly
- Examples to help you frame it well
- The photo is never published
new project · from a photo - Understanding
We understand your garment
Type, neckline, sleeves, fit, fabric: everything is recognised from your photo — and shown openly, before any drawing starts.
- You see what has been recognised
- With its confidence level
- You stay in control before anything is drafted
studio · analysis - Your measurements
To your measurements, once and for all
A standard size to start with, or your body measurements. Your default profile is loaded into your new projects.
- Standard sizes or true made to measure
- A guide takes you through it measurement by measurement
- Entered once, kept in your profile
studio · your measurements - The studio
Adjust the pattern live
On the designs that allow it: ease, length, neckline. Move a slider and the pattern redraws instantly, as many times as you like, at no cost.
- The pattern redraws in real time
- Layers: measurements, seam allowances, grainline, annotations
- Free adjustments, depending on the design
studio · your pattern - Pattern & instructions
To print, with its sewing instructions
The pattern at 1:1 scale (seam allowances included) and its step-by-step instructions, checked before they're sent: haberdashery, construction, toile and mistakes to avoid.
- Pattern to print at home, at actual size
- Sewing instructions, like a private lesson
- On screen, and as a PDF
project · pattern & instructions
A real studio pattern, in its envelope.
- The pattern
- At 1:1 scale, seam allowances included, grainline marked. At home on A4 pages to tape together, or at a print shop in large A0 format.
- The instructions
- Step-by-step sewing instructions.
- The studio
- On the designs that allow it, adjustments in the studio (ease, length…) are free, as many times as needed.
- The pattern check
- The pattern and its instructions are checked before they're sent.
A sample pattern
T-shirt
From T-shirt to skirt
Hover over them: the garment becomes its pattern. T-shirt, sweatshirt, skirt, shorts…
A studio, not a gadget
Every pattern is constructed as in a studio: clean pieces, accurate seam allowances, a respected grainline. Not a rough sketch — a real pattern, checked before it's sent.
And a broader ambition: to move away from throwaway fast fashion towards another way of dressing — clothes you choose, made to last, made to your measure. Our vision →
What you need
Nothing exotic: a PatronIA pattern is sewn with the equipment of a home sewing room.
- FabricThe exact fabric requirements are given in your sewing instructions.
- A sewing machineThe sewing instructions follow machine construction.
- Something to print withAt home on A4 pages to tape together, or at a print shop in large A0 format.
- A little timeThe pleasure of sewing a piece made for you, that lasts.
Credits, no subscription
One pattern = 10 credits. On the designs that allow it, adjustments in the studio (ease, length…) are free, as many times as needed.
- Patterns at 1:1 scale, checked before they're sent
- Step-by-step sewing instructions
- Free adjustments, depending on the design
Straight answers
How do I get my pattern?
You start from a photo (or the guided questionnaire, without a photo), you enter your measurements once, and the studio drafts the pattern to your figure. The pattern and its instructions are checked before they're sent. On the designs that allow it, adjustments can then be made free of charge in the studio.
Which garments can I copy?
T-shirts, vest tops, sweatshirts, jumpers, hoodies, skirts, shorts… The photo gives the style, your measurements make the pattern: a sharp front view lets us recognise the garment; the back and the details refine it.
Do I need to know how to take measurements?
No. A standard size is enough to start. If you want true made to measure, a guide takes you through it measurement by measurement.
Should I make a toile?
Yes. A toile is recommended: cut it from inexpensive fabric before your good fabric. The pattern prints at actual size (1:1 scale), seam allowances included, grainline marked, with step-by-step sewing instructions.
And if I'm not happy with the result?
On the designs that allow it, adjustments in the studio (ease, length…) are free, as many times as needed. The pattern redraws itself to your measurements, at no cost.
Start your first pattern
A photo, your measurements, your pattern. No subscription.
The feasibility check on your photo costs you nothing: you only pay when you order the pattern.