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Dressmaker fabrics & materials

The official description promises a wide range of fabrics and names exactly five. This page lists those five with an honest split between what the game confirms and what real-world tailoring suggests — every gap is marked Unconfirmed, not filled in.

Facts checked September 29, 2026Reading time 4 min readEvidence cited per claim

How to read this page

Each fabric below is officially confirmed to exist in Dressmaker. In-game prices, stats and unlock conditions are not published anywhere official, so they are marked Unconfirmed. The "real-world character" notes describe the actual cloth, not verified game mechanics.

The five confirmed fabrics

These five appear by name in the official Steam description. Everything else the shop stocks falls under "a wide range" — the complete list is Unconfirmed.

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Cotton

Confirmed in the official description. Real-world character: the everyday workhorse — breathable, easy to sew, forgiving of mistakes. A sensible default for practice pieces and simple commissions.

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Linen

Confirmed in the official description. Real-world character: crisp, cool and structured, with a tendency to crease. Reads as summery and relaxed rather than formal.

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Wool

Confirmed in the official description. Real-world character: warm, weighty and drapey — the cold-weather staple that holds a silhouette well.

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Silk

Confirmed in the official description. Real-world character: lustrous, fluid and slippery to work with — the classic luxury fabric for occasion wear.

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Velvet

Confirmed in the official description. Real-world character: plush, deep and dramatic, with a pile that catches light. Reads as eveningwear and grandeur.

Real-world character — in-game role unconfirmed

Beyond the five

The store page promises a "wide range" of purchasable fabrics, so cotton, linen, wool, silk and velvet are not the whole shelf. No official source publishes the full list, per-fabric prices or stats — until one does, every additional fabric and every number is Unconfirmed here.

Decorations: the confirmed four

The official description names four decoration types and states that placement is completely free — there is no fixed slot grid.

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Buttons

Officially confirmed. Functional or purely decorative closures, placed wherever you like on the garment.

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Bows

Officially confirmed. Soft statement pieces — waist, neckline, hem; the choice is yours.

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Appliqué

Officially confirmed. Fabric motifs layered onto the dress; the sketchbook lets you pin appliqué ideas before you commit.

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Lace trims

Officially confirmed. Edging for hems, sleeves and necklines — and the achievement Trim and Proper asks for more than 50m of trim on a single dress, so lace can go a long way.

Where these facts come from

This site is built from two official sources: the Steam store listing and Steam’s global achievement statistics. Everything they state is quoted or paraphrased with the source cited; anything neither source states — fabric stats, customer personalities, hidden achievement conditions — is marked Unconfirmed rather than filled in.

  • Official Dressmaker on Steam (app 4019220) — The official store listing. Source of the release date (September 21, 2026), the $14.99 price, Windows/Mac support, language support (English, Simplified Chinese and Japanese with full audio), the single-player/casual-simulation classification, the named fabrics (cotton, linen, wool, silk, velvet), the decoration types (buttons, bows, appliqué, lace trims), the sketchbook, mannequin, grain/bias cutting, window-display and "satisfy (or sabotage!)" mechanics, and the official system requirements.
Questions

Fabric questions

How many fabrics are in Dressmaker?

Five are named in the official description — cotton, linen, wool, silk and velvet — and the same description promises a "wide range" beyond them. The full count is Unconfirmed.

What do fabrics cost in Dressmaker?

Unconfirmed. No official source publishes per-fabric prices. The achievement Opulence and Excess does confirm you can spend more than 5,000 gold on a single successful dress, so premium materials can get expensive.

Can I mix fabrics on one dress?

Yes. The official description confirms that each panel of a garment can be cut from a different fabric.

What decorations does Dressmaker have?

The official description names buttons, bows, appliqué and lace trims, with completely free placement. Whether more decoration types exist is Unconfirmed.

Is there a best fabric in Dressmaker?

There is no official answer — the game publishes no per-fabric stats. Our editorial tier list ranks the five confirmed fabrics by real-world character, clearly labelled as subjective.