Cheaper Dressmaker fabrics, with the trade-offs visible

A cheaper fabric can keep the one tag you need and still ruin another requirement. Compare price, colour, unlock rank and the scores that fall before replacing silk or velvet.

Three swaps to compare before you shop

Elegant: 50 → 50

Blush Pink Velvet80 gold/m · rank 0Velvet · Pink

Barbara Pink Silk50 gold/m · rank 0Silk · Pink

Save 30 gold per metre used. Keeps pink and the same Elegant, Formal and Romantic fabric scores. Warm disappears and Glamour falls; the surface also changes from velvet to silk.

Formal: 50 → 50

Stormy Blue Silk50 gold/m · rank 0Silk · Blue

Blue Pansy Gradient Silk30 gold/m · rank 1Silk · Blue / Yellow

Save 20 gold per metre used. Keeps the Formal and Elegant fabric scores for less gold, but adds yellow. A gradient containing yellow is not a blue-only replacement.

Elegant: 50 → 50

Stormy Blue Silk50 gold/m · rank 0Silk · Blue

Blue Floral Abstract Print Cotton30 gold/m · rank 0Cotton · Blue

Save 20 gold per metre used. Keeps blue and the Elegant fabric score. Formal and Eveningwear disappear, and the fabric becomes a flower print. Use it for an Elegant goal only after checking the other lines.

The swatches compare the materials. A sewn dress also depends on the pattern, layout and decoration; these are not matching finished-dress screenshots.

Find a cheaper candidate at your rank

Fabric to replaceAbsynthe Lace (30/m)Aged Copper Silk (50/m)Alexandria Printed Velvet (80/m)Amber Silk (50/m)Amber Velvet (80/m)Amethyst Cotton (10/m)Amethyst Purple Floral Silk (50/m)Amethyst Purple Velvet (80/m)Amethyst Velvet (80/m)Aqua Blue Cotton (10/m)Aquamarine Blue Silk (50/m)Arctic Linen (20/m)Artemis Gradient Sequins (40/m)Aurora Bicolour Silk (50/m)Azure Silk (50/m)Barbara Pink Silk (50/m)Beige Dainty Continuous Floral (50/m)Beige Linen (20/m)Black & White Polka Linen (20/m)Black Corduroy (30/m)Black Cotton (10/m)Black Leaf Print Silk (50/m)Black Magic Velvet (40/m)Black Plaid (30/m)Black Sequins (40/m)Black Wool Pinstripes (10/m)Block Print Jade Silk (50/m)Block Print Mustard Silk (50/m)Block Print Rubia Silk (50/m)Blossoming Blanc Embellished Velvet (80/m)Blossoms on Midnight Embroidered Cotton (10/m)Blue Argyle (30/m)Blue Dainty Continuous Floral (50/m)Blue Flame Gradient Silk (30/m)Blue Floral Abstract Print Cotton (30/m)Blue Floral Embroidered Cotton (25/m)Blue Hydrangea Cotton Print (20/m)Blue Jay Linen (20/m)Blue Kaleidoscope Embroidered Cotton (15/m)Blue Pansy Gradient Silk (30/m)Blue Wool Pinstripes (10/m)Bluebird Silk (50/m)Blush Cotton Dots (10/m)Blush Linen (20/m)Blush Pink Linen (20/m)Blush Pink Velvet (80/m)Blushing Skies Shimmer Silk (70/m)Bordeaux Silk (50/m)Bordeaux Wool (30/m)Bridget Silk Brocade (50/m)Bronze Rhiannon Linen (20/m)Brown Argyle (30/m)Brown Tweed (30/m)Brown Wool Pinstripes (10/m)Burlap (0/m)Burnt Thistle Velvet (80/m)Butterscotch Beige Silk (50/m)Cacao Silk (50/m)Capricorn Burnout Velvet (80/m)Caramel Brown Wool (30/m)Caramel Velvet (80/m)Carmine Velvet (80/m)Celadon Silk (50/m)Celadon Velvet (80/m)Cerulean Velvet (80/m)Cerulean Wool (30/m)Chameleon Sequins (40/m)Champagne White Silk (50/m)Charcoal Cotton (10/m)Checkered Ochre Cotton (10/m)Chocolate Brown Corduroy (30/m)Chocolate Brown Wool (30/m)Clementine Silk (50/m)Clementine Velvet (80/m)Cloud White Cotton (10/m)Continuous Botanical Cotton (30/m)Cool Blush Silk (50/m)Cool Grey Linen (20/m)Coral Cotton (10/m)Cornflower Silk (50/m)Cosmos Shimmer Silk (70/m)Cotton Abstract Pastel Splashes (10/m)Crimson Geometric Floral Velvet (80/m)Crimson Velvet (80/m)Cyan Velvet (80/m)Daffodil Linen (20/m)Daffodil Silk (50/m)Daffodil Yellow Cotton (10/m)Daisy Ditsy Cotton (10/m)Dark Denim (15/m)Dark Floral Classic Silk (50/m)Dark Green Wool (30/m)Deep Rose Crushed Velvet (80/m)Desaturated Liberty Floral Cotton (30/m)Desert Dawn Gradient Sequins (40/m)Desert Rain Embellished Silk (50/m)Dijon Gingham Cotton (10/m)Dusty Pink Silk (50/m)Dusty Pink Velvet (80/m)Ebony Egoli Silk (30/m)Ebony Lace (30/m)Ebony and Gold Floral Cotton (30/m)Eclectic Winter Scallop Embroidered Cotton (15/m)Ecru Wool (30/m)Eggshell White Linen (20/m)Elegant Plum Foliage Cotton (10/m)Emerald Green Velvet (80/m)Emerald Sequins (40/m)Espresso Velvet (80/m)Floral Pastel Cotton (30/m)Forget Me Not Continuous Cotton (10/m)Frangipani Gradient Silk (30/m)French Floral Black Lace (30/m)Friends of a Feather Cotton Print (10/m)Frosted Blush Silk (50/m)Frosted Clover Silk (50/m)Frosted Teal Silk (50/m)Fuchsia Silk (50/m)Galaxy Gradient Sequins (40/m)Galaxy Shimmer Silk (70/m)Geometric Gold Embellished Silk (80/m)Geometric Green Embellished Silk (80/m)Geometric Purple Embellished Silk (80/m)Gingham Blue Cotton (10/m)Gingham Green Cotton (10/m)Gingham Warm Black Cotton (10/m)Glacier Blue Silk (50/m)Gold Sequins (40/m)Golden Yellow Silk (50/m)Green Chevron Tweed (30/m)Green Floral Burnout Velvet (80/m)Green Kaleidoscope Embroidered Cotton (15/m)Green Leaf Print Silk (30/m)Green Plaid (30/m)Green Swirling Serpent Cotton Print (20/m)Grey Argyle (30/m)Grey and Green Argyle (30/m)Grey-Dient Silk (30/m)Harvest Linen (20/m)Hellebore Sequins (40/m)Heron Migration Printed Cotton (10/m)Honey Gold Silk (50/m)Honey Yellow Cotton (10/m)Honey Yellow Silk (50/m)Houndstooth Black (30/m)Houndstooth Cool Brown (30/m)Houndstooth Red (30/m)Hunter Velvet (80/m)Ice Floral Silk Brocade (50/m)Ichor Silk Taffeta (50/m)Indigo Patrice Pattern Silk (50/m)Ink Black Wool (30/m)Iris Purple Silk (50/m)Ivory Lace (30/m)Ivory Velvet (80/m)Jade Green Silk (50/m)Jellyfish Gradient Sequins (40/m)Joan d' Arc Sequin (40/m)Khaki Cotton Dots (10/m)Lace on Pink Silk (30/m)Lace on Red Silk (30/m)Laurel Green Silk (50/m)Laurel Green Velvet (80/m)Leaf Green Linen (20/m)Leaf Green Sequins (40/m)Light Denim (15/m)Light Floral Classic Silk (50/m)Lilac Purple Cotton (10/m)Lilac Silk (50/m)Lime Technicolour Velvet (80/m)Linen Poppy Print (20/m)Lucky Day Cotton Print (10/m)Lupine Pink Linen (20/m)Magenta Mood Crushed Velvet (25/m)Magenta Silk (50/m)Magnolia Pink Cotton (10/m)Marigold Silk (50/m)Mauve Linen (20/m)Mauve Velvet (80/m)Meadow Gingham Cotton (10/m)Meadow Green Cotton (10/m)Medium Denim (15/m)Medusa Burnout Velvet (80/m)Mercury Silk (30/m)Merlot Red Corduroy (30/m)Merlot Red Velvet (80/m)Mermaid Blue Velvet (80/m)Mermaid Dream Gradient Sequins (40/m)Metallic Teal Silk (50/m)Mica Sequin (50/m)Midnight Black Velvet (80/m)Midnight Blue Velvet (80/m)Midnight Moss Silk (50/m)Mint Green Silk (50/m)Mirage Crushed Velvet (20/m)Mist Grey Linen (20/m)Moss Green Velvet (80/m)Moss Green Wool (30/m)Mossy Green Linen (20/m)Mulberry Velvet (80/m)Multicoloured Floral Cotton (30/m)Nadine Autumn Floral (15/m)Nadine Spring Floral (15/m)Nadine Summer Floral (15/m)Nadine Winter Floral (15/m)New Moon Silk (50/m)Ochre Linen (20/m)Olive Green Corduroy (30/m)Olive Green Cotton (10/m)Olive Green Linen (20/m)Olive Green Silk (50/m)Olive Green Wool (30/m)Olive Rectangle Print (10/m)Onyx Black Silk (50/m)Orange Liberty Floral Cotton (30/m)Orange Wool (30/m)Orchid Silk (50/m)Orchil Floral Silk (50/m)Paisley Emerald Silk Brocade (50/m)Paisley Plum Silk Brocade (50/m)Paisley Purple Silk (50/m)Paisley Red Silk (50/m)Paisley Yellow Silk (50/m)Pale Gold Silk (50/m)Parrot Fish Gradient Silk (30/m)Pastel Purple Cotton (10/m)Pastel Sunrise Gradient Silk (30/m)Pastel Yellow Cotton (10/m)Peacock Crushed Velvet (80/m)Peacock Sequin (40/m)Pearl Sequins (40/m)Peony Linen (20/m)Periwinkle Silk (50/m)Pink Floral Embroidered Silk (60/m)Pink Kaleidoscope Embroidered Cotton (15/m)Pink Plaid Cotton (10/m)Plum Silk (50/m)Polka Mushroom Cap Velvet (80/m)Poppy Silk (50/m)Prosecco Silk (50/m)Protea Gradient Sequins (40/m)Prussian Blue Sequins (40/m)Prussian Blue Velvet (80/m)Purple Floral Burnout Velvet (80/m)Purple Floral Cotton (30/m)Quartz Beige Wool (30/m)Radioactive Gradient Silk (30/m)Radishing Cotton Print (15/m)Rainbow Magic Check (10/m)Raspberry Velvet (80/m)Razzmatazz Silk (30/m)Red Dots Cotton (10/m)Red Forget Me Not Cotton Print (10/m)Red French Lace (30/m)Red Kaleidoscope Embroidered Cotton (15/m)Red Plaid (30/m)Red Swirling Serpent Cotton Print (20/m)Rhubarb & Custard Cotton Check (10/m)Rolling Mist Silk (30/m)Rose Mint Silk (50/m)Rose Pink Silk (50/m)Rose Velvet (80/m)Rosewood Linen (20/m)Rosewood Wool (30/m)Rouge Crushed Velvet (80/m)Rows of Pink Peonies Embroidered Cotton (10/m)Royal Blue Velvet (80/m)Royal Purple Silk (50/m)Royal Purple and Orange Technicolour Velvet (80/m)Ruby Embroidered Diamond Cotton (15/m)Ruby Sequins (40/m)Russet Wool (30/m)Sage Green Linen (20/m)Sage Green Velvet (80/m)Salmon Cotton (10/m)Sandalwood Corduroy (30/m)Sandstone White Linen (20/m)Sanguine Dreams Sequins (40/m)Sanguine Smoke Gradient Silk (30/m)Sapphire Sequins (40/m)Savannah Floral Linen (20/m)Scandinavian Flowers Cotton (30/m)Scarab Shimmer Silk (70/m)Scarlet Red Silk (50/m)Scheele's Green Silk (50/m)Sea Cave Silk (30/m)Sea Mist Silk (50/m)Sea Witch Gradient Silk (30/m)Shooting Star Sequins (40/m)Sienna Brown Wool (30/m)Sienna Velvet (80/m)Siren Velvet (80/m)Sky Blue Cotton (10/m)Sky Gingham Cotton (10/m)Slate Grey Wool (30/m)Smokey Honey Silk Taffeta (50/m)Snow Petal Lace (15/m)Snowdrop White Silk (50/m)Solar Flare Shimmer Silk (70/m)Stalactite Sequins (80/m)Starry Night Blue Velvet (30/m)Starry Night Velvet (80/m)Starry Scarlet Velvet (80/m)Steel Blue Cotton Dots (10/m)Stone Beige Wool (30/m)Storm Grey Linen (20/m)Stormy Blue Silk (50/m)Strawberry Fields Cotton Print (15/m)Strawberry Fields Simple Cotton (15/m)Strawberry Silk (50/m)Strawberry Thief Cotton Print (10/m)Strawberry Velvet (80/m)Styx Sequins (40/m)Summer Orange Cotton (10/m)Sunset Hibiscus Silk (50/m)Sunshine Diamond Cotton Print (10/m)Swirling Citrine Embellished Silk (80/m)Tangerine Silk (50/m)Tasar Moth Silk (50/m)Taupe Silk (50/m)Teal Birdsong Velvet (80/m)Teal Blue Velvet (80/m)Teal Diamond Filigree Silk (30/m)Teal Embroidered Diamond Cotton (15/m)Teal Leaf Print Silk (50/m)Terracotta Linen (20/m)Thistle Wool (30/m)Tulip Pink Cotton (10/m)Turquoise Silk (50/m)Turquoise Velvet (80/m)Umber Cotton (10/m)Unicorn Gradient Silk (30/m)Verdant Diamond Cotton Print (10/m)Veridian Green Silk (50/m)Vermilion Cotton (10/m)Victorian Mahogany Relief Linen (20/m)Violet Diamond Cotton Print (10/m)Violet Sequins (40/m)Violet Silk (50/m)Violet-Crowned Woodnympth Silk (50/m)Viviene Floral Silk Brocade (50/m)White Floral Embroidered Silk (70/m)White Wool (30/m)Wine Red Silk (50/m)Wisteria Linen (20/m)Wisteria Silk (50/m)Yellow Chevron Tweed (30/m)Yellow Cross Patty Embroidered Cotton (10/m)Fabric tag to keepCasualCoolCuteDaywearEclecticElaborateElegantEveningwearFlowersFormalGlamourGothicPatternedPlayfulProfessionalRisquéRomanticShimmeringSimpleUncomfortableWarmWorkwearMinimum fabric tag scoreYour shop rank

Keep the exact colour set Keep the fabric type

Blush Pink Velvet: 80 gold/m, Elegant 50, unlock rank 0. The goal above is a fabric score, not a final dress score.

7 cheaper candidates; showing 7. Check the losses before choosing.

Barbara Pink Silk

50 gold/m · saves 30 gold/m · Elegant 50

Silk · Pink · rank 0

Lower fabric scores: Glamour 50 → 25; Warm 50 → 0.

Fabric type changes: recheck any Velvet requirement.

Plan the complete dress

Fuchsia Silk

50 gold/m · saves 30 gold/m · Elegant 50

Silk · Pink · rank 0

Lower fabric scores: Glamour 50 → 25; Romantic 50 → 25; Warm 50 → 0; Cute 50 → 10; Playful 25 → 0.

Fabric type changes: recheck any Velvet requirement.

Plan the complete dress

Magenta Silk

50 gold/m · saves 30 gold/m · Elegant 50

Silk · Pink · rank 0

Lower fabric scores: Glamour 50 → 25; Romantic 50 → 25; Warm 50 → 0; Cute 50 → 25; Playful 25 → 0.

Fabric type changes: recheck any Velvet requirement.

Plan the complete dress

Orchid Silk

50 gold/m · saves 30 gold/m · Elegant 50

Silk · Pink · rank 0

Lower fabric scores: Glamour 50 → 25; Warm 50 → 0.

Fabric type changes: recheck any Velvet requirement.

Plan the complete dress

Rose Pink Silk

50 gold/m · saves 30 gold/m · Elegant 50

Silk · Pink · rank 0

Lower fabric scores: Glamour 50 → 25; Warm 50 → 0.

Fabric type changes: recheck any Velvet requirement.

Plan the complete dress

Strawberry Silk

50 gold/m · saves 30 gold/m · Elegant 50

Silk · Pink · rank 0

Lower fabric scores: Glamour 50 → 25; Warm 50 → 0.

Fabric type changes: recheck any Velvet requirement.

Plan the complete dress

Tasar Moth Silk

50 gold/m · saves 30 gold/m · Elegant 50

Silk · Pink · rank 0

Lower fabric scores: Glamour 50 → 25; Romantic 50 → 25; Warm 50 → 0; Cute 50 → 25.

Fabric type changes: recheck any Velvet requirement.

Plan the complete dress

Used material and gold paid at the shop are different

1. Check your stock first. Using fabric you already own can avoid a new purchase, even if its shop price is high.
2. Keep the original cutting layout until you know the replacement covers the pieces. Swapping fabric does not reduce the area of a pattern.
3. Compare the price for the quantity you will actually buy. A per-metre saving is not a promise that a whole dress will cost that amount.
4. Before delivering, check every style line, any maximum, colour rule, material share and required accessory in the commission checker.

The dress planner estimates consumed material. Its panel areas do not include a verified cutting layout or a measured shopping list for your client, so leave room for cutting waste.

Spend on the part that matters

Style scores and material shares use different rules. A small collar can contribute a fabric tag, but a tiny piece of velvet may not satisfy a Velvet share. For a failed dress, compare the three repair examples before recutting anything.

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