Nice to meet you! We're a pair of seasoned costume makers working to design the kinds of patterns and crafting resources we wish we could have had when we first started sewing!
Design Process
✏️✂️ Using traditional drafting techniques, our paper patterns are recreated in CAD & 3D modeling software CLO3D, where we test our prototype and refine the design.
🖥️📏 After a design has been manually graded into one of our size runs using our custom grading rules, it is tested again, then refined as vector files in Adobe Illustrator.
🖨️📃 Once the pattern is complete, we proceed to creating easy-to-use printable documents using our own custom-designed template that has been formatted to tape together in rows so that it can be assembled on a dining room table.
📝 Finally, we finish our production process by illustrating the accompanying instruction document in Adobe Illustrator and writing the assembly steps.
🚫🤖 We do not sell algorithmically generated designs. Each pattern has been crafted by human hands through every stage in its design.
What We Offer
Now more than ever, sewing patterns of every kind are easy to find online, but not all are made the same way.
What sets our manually made sewing patterns apart from drag-and-drop, template-made, or AI-generated patterns is the consideration and perspective we bring as experienced sewists & costume makers. A considerable amount of effort is invested in our patterns, from the base concept to the finished product.
Each pattern is thoughtfully designed, thoroughly tested, and continually revised over several months to add value to your pattern stash. We want you to be able to use and reuse our patterns for years to come. That's why we never sell auto-generated pattern files made with ‘instant’ or ‘quick’ design software.
Our mission statement is: Let's create simple, useful, and modular patterns that are easy to modify.
Meet our Designer
Rachel, known online as Maridah, is the founder and owner of Maridah LLC. With a background in theater and over 20 years of experience, Maridah's cosplay has been showcased in various mediums, including books, magazines, TV shows, and online articles. She has produced promotional cosplay for companies such as Culture Japan and Cosplay Fabrics & JOANN, as well as for video game titles like Dungeon Fighter Online & Sky: Children of the Light. Maridah has also appeared as a guest and contest judge at numerous anime, comic, and gaming conventions. Her blog Maridah.com focuses on tutorials and guides for cosplayers, serving as an outlet for her passion for encouraging newcomers to discover the fun of cosplay.
Meet our Manager
Kevin aka HayabusaKnight is a cosplayer with years of costuming under his belt. He picked up sewing early from his household, learning skills passed on to him by several generations of tailors and theater staff, which fostered in him a love of crafting. Frequently selected in years past as ACE's Featured Male Cosplayer on American Cosplay Paradise, he has created an enormous amount of props and costumes for himself and others. His years as a cosplayer, commissioner, and small business owner make him invaluable when brainstorming new patterns, assisting in product testing & development, and staying on top of our social media & customer support.