How it works
From download to dress, step by step.
Everything is digital. No shipping, no customs, no waiting. Here is what happens after you press the button.
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Choose a pattern
Each pattern page shows the sizes, the difficulty, the page count and everything you can make from it. Pick the PDF on its own, or the PDF with its video course if you'd like every step shown on video.
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Download instantly
The moment you pay, the files arrive by email and in your account. There is nothing to ship and nothing to wait for. The pattern is yours to keep and print again whenever you like.
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Print at home, or not
The print-at-home file is A4 pages with a test square on page one. Print at 100%, measure the square, tape the pages in order. Or send the A0 file to any copy shop and collect a single large sheet.
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Cut and sew
Lay the pieces on your fabric as shown, cut, and follow the instructions. Every step is photographed and written in plain English. With the course, you watch each step on video and sew along at your own pace.
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Wear it for years
Then come back to the same file next season: the short-sleeved linen version becomes the long-sleeved cotton one. One pattern, many garments.
In every download
What’s in the file.
Every Kaavala pattern comes as one download with the same contents, so once you’ve made one, you know your way around all of them.
All sizes in one file
Women's EU 34–52, children's by height. No need to pick a size at purchase.
A4 print-at-home pages
Numbered, with a test square and a layout map. 15–31 pages depending on the pattern.
A0 copy-shop file
The same pattern as one large sheet. Hand it to any print shop and skip the taping.
Illustrated instructions
Every step photographed, in order, in plain English.
Size chart and fabric table
Body measurements, and how much fabric each size and version needs.
Fabric and notions guide
Which fabrics suit the pattern, plus thread, elastic and buttons.
Difficulty
Three levels, all beginner-friendly.
A good first project
Straight seams, no fastenings, a wide neckline to pull over your head. Aino, Liisa, Hanna, Julia, Katriina.
Easy
Adds one technique: gathering a tier, a button placket, an elastic waist. Johanna, Sofia, and most children's patterns.
Confident beginner
A collar, cuffs and a buttoned front, each explained in detail. Tiina.
Printing
Printing, answered.
What exactly do I get when I buy a pattern?
A PDF download sent to your email the moment you pay. It contains the pattern in all sizes as A4 pages to print at home and tape together, plus the same pattern as a single A0 file for a copy shop. You also get the illustrated sewing instructions, the size chart, fabric suggestions and the fabric requirements table. It's yours to keep and print as many times as you like.
How do I print the A4 pages?
Print at 100% scale (not 'fit to page'), then measure the test square on the first page to check. Trim or overlap the margins as shown in the instructions and tape the pages together in order. It takes 10–20 minutes. Or send the A0 file to any print or copy shop and skip the taping.
I'm in the US. Will the pages print on Letter paper?
The print-at-home file is laid out on A4. Letter is slightly shorter, so print at 100% and check that the full tile prints; if your printer clips the edge, ask the copy shop to print the A0 file instead, or set your printer to use the larger margin area. We are preparing Letter-size versions and will add them to existing downloads when ready.