Dressmaker bugs and fixes

No new customer shows up

• Patch notesRing the bell on the front desk. Since the first patch, the next customer only comes when you ring it. Build 403 notes
• Patch notesCheck for an open commission you've forgotten: you can page through the sketchbook to see every commission you have open. Build 443 notes
• Player reportOne player found the queue stuck because a required story dress was in progress but not the one open in the book. Paging through the notebook to that dress fixed it. Steam discussion

Can't finish the dress, or the submit button never appears

• TipCheck that every panel is on the mannequin and sewn. Hovering a panel in your inventory shows where it goes (added in build 410).
• Player reportA player whose finish option never showed up saw a gap in the bodice even though every piece was cut and stitched. Quitting to the main menu and loading the save made the missing piece appear, and the dress could be finished. Steam discussion
• TipIf the dress passes everything but a requirement still shows red, check the caps (“no more than”) as well as the minimums. Each commission page lists both.

Stuck at the cutting table

• Patch notesBuild 443 fixed the scissors breaking if you left the cutting room during the scissor animation. Update the game if your scissors are stuck. Build 443 notes
• Patch notesUse the grab-all button (added in build 443) to collect every cut panel in one go instead of picking them up one by one. Build 443 notes
• Patch notesThe scissors only throw fabric away after you press the discard-fabric button now, so a misclick can't eat your cloth. Build 443 notes
• TipRecycle a cut piece to get its fabric back: drag it to the laundry basket at the bottom of the cutting table.

Stuck in the tutorial

• Patch notesA softlock from clicking the sketchbook before ringing the bell was fixed in build 410. Build 410 notes
• Patch notesThe mouse cursor vanishing in the cutting-room tutorial was fixed in build 403. Build 403 notes
• TipIf you're on an older build, let Steam update the game and restart it.

The cutting room flashes or glares

• Patch notesThe cutting-room “flashbang” glitch was fixed in build 443. Build 443 notes
• Patch notesBuild 443 also added a Less Animation option (no scrolling textures or zooming in the sewing scene and cutting room) and a bloom option. Build 443 notes

Quality or a fabric score looks wrong

• Patch notesBuild 443 changed how colour and fabric-type rules are counted: small parts like collars and sleeves now get a boost. Older dresses can show slightly different scores. Build 443 notes
• TipLow Quality is usually fit, grain or sewing. The quality guide has a check you can run before you cut.

How to get 100% quality

Trim misbehaves

• Patch notesBuild 443 fixed trim breaking on complex shapes like sleeve cuffs, bows and stays, and trims that clipped because of a built-in tilt. Build 443 notes
• Patch notesThe developer says trim around sleeve cuffs is still the hardest spot and is being worked on. Build 443 notes
• Patch notesFast Trim Placement in the options (build 443) cuts down the clicking. Build 443 notes

Crashes or stutter

• Patch notesBuild 443 has performance fixes for crashes and stutters on some systems. The developer says many players fixed theirs by uninstalling OMEN Gaming Hub. Build 443 notes
• TipIn Steam, right-click Dressmaker → Properties → Installed Files → Verify integrity of game files.

A failed commission paid nothing

• Patch notesFixed in build 403: if the client accepts the dress, you get paid, even when it misses a requirement. Build 403 notes