Draftwell: Pattern Drafting

Draftwell is a pattern drafting app and sewing pattern maker. Draft bodice, sleeve, skirt and trouser blocks from your own measurements, see how every line was built, and print the pieces at full size on A4 or Letter.

Draftwell works like a pattern cutter's table: you enter measurements, it calculates the draft, and every number stays visible, so you can check it, change it and trust it.

WHAT YOU CAN DO

• Draft from your measurements. A custom sewing pattern from four blocks: bodice with darts and balance, straight set-in sleeve, straight skirt and trousers. A measuring session leads you through each measurement, with notes on how to take it.

• Watch the construction. Construction playback shows the draft line by line, with the formula and the values behind each step, or the whole list at once.

• Fit the sleeve cap to the armhole. See armhole length, cap length and cap ease in cm and in percent, and how the ease is split between the notches.

• Edit on the canvas. Change ease, seam allowances by edge type and notch style, and see the pieces update.

• Print at 1:1. Tile the pieces over A4 or Letter sheets with glue marks and an assembly map, or export one A0 sheet, a plotter roll or a projector sheet. A test square helps you confirm the scale before you print the rest.

• Lay out on fabric. Pieces are placed on a given fabric width with grainlines, fold edges and a fabric estimate.

• Run draft checks. Walk the seams, compare side seams and waist lengths, and get a plain note when a measurement looks unusual and what to re-measure.

• Keep several profiles. Compare two profiles, print a measurement card, and keep an example figure to try everything first.

Centimetres or inches, with fractions or decimals. Light and dark themes, large touch targets for the cutting table, 16 languages.

PRIVATE, OFFLINE

Free. No ads, no tracking, no account. Draftwell works offline and needs no internet permission. Measurements and drafts stay on your phone. Export a backup as a file when you want one.

A NOTE ON FIT

Patterns are generated from your measurements by formulas. Fit depends on measuring accuracy, fabric and sewing. Always test with a mock-up (toile) before cutting good fabric.