Whether you are a beginner, a student or looking to brush up on existing skills, we carry a range of helpful dress pattern maker guide books.

Our range of fashion design tools for dress pattern makers begins with the items designed to help you measure and scale your designs, so that they can be transferred onto pattern paper or card.

From L-squares, to set squares, to tracing wheels and pattern weights, we have a range of high-quality tools from trusted brands to help you get measuring, sketching and tracing your designs.

An all-in-one pattern design tool, designed exclusively for Morplan by Dr Martin Shoben, for which we held the patent until recent years. All other products in the market are descended from this original design! Available in metric, imperial and junior size, this is an essential tool for everyone from hobby-ists to fashion designers.

Plain tracing paper:It depends on how you intend to use it, plain tracing paper is ideal for simply tracing your patterns, as it is transparent or opaque, making it easy to see the nuances of the original design. Unusually, at Morplan it is available as Plain tracing paper on a roll, as well as A4 and A3 tracing pads.

Dot and Cross Pattern paper:Dot paper, also known as Alphabet paper and marking paper, is not as opaque but does have dots and other markers in a grid like pattern and is a favourite of most fashion design schools. This paper is the best option for patterns you are drafting or making complex alterations too. It has more weight, which makes it less likely to curl and doesn’t tear as easily.

Pattern Manilla card: Brown kraft paper is not see-through and is best used for tracing patterns onto that you intend to re-use frequently, as it is thicker (140gsm) and tougher. It is also better for when you are creating a pattern by tracing a garment. It can also be used to underlay or underpin fabrics in a shop.

The final step is the right tools to cut your pattern out, as you don’t want to damage your precious fabric shears cutting out patterns! Get essentials like cutting mats, hooks to store your patterns on, stanley cutting knives, pattern notchers and rotary cutters.

Visit our fashion design page for sewing accessories such as shears, thread, pins and more, plus find dressmaking dummies and art supplies, and garment bags and fabric supplies and sampling for proper storage.