Pattern cutting · Waistcoat
Made-to-measure waistcoat pattern
To get a made-to-measure waistcoat pattern, start from a photo of the waistcoat you like: the studio reads its neckline, its button fastening and its shaping, then drafts a pattern fitted to your body measurements, ready to print with its sewing instructions.
Made to measure, piece by piece
Why a waistcoat pattern to your measurements changes everything
The waistcoat is all about fit: with no sleeves to hide the armhole, it's the shaping of the bust and the shoulder line that do everything. A well-cut waistcoat follows the bust and waist without gaping at the neckline or standing away at the armholes. We start from your bust, your shoulder length and your back length for a clean hang.
The studio covers the front-buttoned waistcoat, with a V or round neckline and more or less pronounced shaping depending on the garment in the photo. It's the ideal piece for layering, whether in a suit or in a more relaxed version.
The waistcoat pattern includes its darts, its welt pockets and its button positions. A suit waistcoat is lined and interfaced, and its welt pockets demand precision: it's an intermediate-level project. The sewing instructions follow the order of seams, pockets and armholes included. If what you're after is a waistcoat with sleeves, in knit and open at the front, that's a cardigan: that family isn't in the catalogue yet, and its page says so.
The pattern prints at 1:1 scale, seam allowances included, with markings and grainline, along with sewing instructions detailing the armhole finishes and sewing on the buttons. Depending on the design drafted, the studio offers free adjustments, or none: your project page will tell you.
What the studio covers
Possible cuts
- Sleeveless
- Buttoned at the front
- V or round neckline
- Adjustable shaping
From photo to pattern
How to get your pattern for waistcoat
- Step 1
Share your inspiration
A photo of the garment you like: a shop, social media, your wardrobe. That's your starting point.
- Step 2
Enter your measurements
A standard size or your real body measurements, entered once and reused for all your patterns.
- Step 3
Receive pattern and instructions
A pattern drafted to your measurements, to print at 1:1 scale, with its step-by-step sewing instructions, checked before they're sent.
- Step 4
Adjust it in the studio
On the designs that allow it, adjustments in the studio (ease, length…) are free, as many times as needed.
Questions we're often asked
Questions about the pattern for waistcoat
Can I get a waistcoat pattern from a photo?
Yes, with your body measurements: the neckline, the button fastening, the length and the shaping can be read from a front-view photo, and your measurements draft the pattern.
What measurements do I need for a made-to-measure waistcoat?
The eleven body measurements we ask for: height, bust, waist, high hip, front length, back length, neck, shoulder length, arm length, upper arm and wrist.
Waistcoat or cardigan: what's the difference here?
The waistcoat on this page is sleeveless, woven and buttoned at the front. The cardigan, open at the front, with sleeves and in knit, isn't in the catalogue yet: we'd rather say so than deliver a waistcoat in its place.
Should I make a toile?
Yes, a toile is recommended: cut it from an inexpensive fabric with a similar body to your good fabric, or from a knit with similar stretch for a knit garment. On a waistcoat, it checks that the neckline and armholes don't gape. The pattern prints at home at 1:1 scale, seam allowances included.
Get started
Your waistcoat pattern, cut for you
Start from the piece you love, give us your measurements, and let the studio turn it into a pattern for your figure. No subscription, with free adjustments on the designs that allow it.
Create my pattern for waistcoatPay-as-you-go credits, no subscription · Free adjustments depending on the design