Dressmaker commissions guide
- Every brief has a Quality target plus style-tag targets, a budget, and sometimes a special rule.
- Tags come from fabrics and accessories; Quality comes from cutting and sewing.
- The panel on the right tracks each requirement live (for example Quality 97/80).
- Preview tags with fabric swatches in the sketchbook before spending coin.
A Dressmaker commission is a design problem with rules. The customer tells a story (“I’m hosting a garden party… make me something cute and full of life”), and the brief turns that story into numbers you can check.
The parts of a brief
| Part | What it means | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | A minimum quality score, e.g. 70 or 80 | How carefully you cut and sew |
| Tag targets | Minimums for style tags, e.g. Flowers 60, Cute 30 | Fabrics and accessories on the dress |
| Budget | The most the customer wants to spend, e.g. 800 coin | Your fabric and accessory spending |
| Special rules | Constraints such as “Use only black” | Your fabric choices |
Tracking requirements while you work
While you cut, sew and decorate, a panel on the right lists every requirement as current / target. In the press screenshot the dress shows Quality 97/80, Cute 206/25 and Patterned 183/25, so every line is comfortably met. A tick appears once a requirement is satisfied.
Watch this panel as you go instead of waiting for the end. It is much cheaper to swap a fabric in the sketchbook than to re-cut a whole skirt.
Plan tags in the sketchbook
Tags are not a mystery. Every fabric and accessory lists its tags in the shop. The sketchbook lets you drag fabric swatches onto your design to preview the tags before you buy. A good routine:
- Note which tags the brief asks for.
- In the shop, filter or scan for fabrics carrying those tags. See the fabrics and tags guide.
- Swatch them into the sketchbook and check the preview.
- Leave room in the budget for accessories. Tags like Flowers are much easier to raise with silk flowers and appliqué.
Special rules
Some briefs add a hard constraint. One Steam store screenshot shows a formal commission that asks for Quality 80, Formal 50, Simple 75, Professional 50 and Use only black. Treat these rules as pass or fail, and decide your fabric list around them first.
Quality is about craft
Quality does not come from buying expensive fabric. It comes from cutting and sewing carefully. If Quality is the line you keep missing, read the cutting guide and sewing guide. Reaching 100% quality on a dress unlocks 99 Problems But A Stitch Aint One, which about three quarters of players have earned.
Story commissions and achievements
Ten characters have major commission lines, and finishing each line unlocks an achievement (for example Prudence and Prejudice for Prudence). Pigeon commissions have their own achievement too. See the characters page and the achievement list.
Frequently asked questions
Can a tag be too high?
Some players report briefs that set an upper limit on a tag. Read each requirement line carefully, and if a customer turns down a dress that looks perfect, check whether any value went past a stated limit.
Do I still get paid if the dress is not perfect?
If the customer accepts the commission, yes. Build 403 fixed a bug where failed commissions did not pay.
What are pigeon commissions?
Some commissions arrive by pigeon instead of at the front desk. Completing all of them unlocks the achievement Birds of a Feather, Frock Together.