Frequently asked questions

Persephone is a sewing pattern engine and sewing journal. You give her a picture, a sketch or a written description of a garment, and she turns it into sewing pattern pieces made to your measurements.

Anyone who wants to make their own clothes: complete beginners who have no clue where to begin, home sewists, hobbyists and upcoming fashion brands who want to turn ideas into real pieces.

No. Persephone explains each piece, how it joins to its neighbours and the order to sew it in. The sewing guide and Ask Persephone help with anything you're unsure about.

Tops, corsets, dresses, skirts, trousers, shirts, lingerie, sets and more. She also handles non-wearable makes, like bottle covers, using their own object shapes.

No. Persephone works with any body form: women, men, children and even pets. She reads who the garment is for from your picture or description.

A garment photo, a screenshot from your inspo board, a hand sketch, an existing pattern piece or a full pattern sheet.

Yes. Persephone also takes typed or written descriptions, such as “cropped corset top with lace-up back”. You can use a picture, words, or both together for the best result.

Persephone illustrates the garment from the front and back, works out how the fabric shapes it, divides it into fabric pieces, maps which edges sew together, checks that everything lines up, then lets you size, grade and print the pattern.

They show how Persephone understood your garment before any pattern is made. If something looks off, you can redraw a view with a written instruction, like “lengthen the hem 5cm”.

Persephone checks every seam. If a join doesn't match, she tells you in plain words and can resolve details automatically, or you can correct it yourself. Printing stays closed until the pieces sew back into the garment.

Once you're happy with the illustrations, you can continue to grading. The readable summary lets you skim or skip the pass/fail details.

Yes. You can adjust seam lines, notch placements and individual pieces, and redraw any single piece with a written instruction.

Yes. Your reference stays with the project so you can always compare the pattern to what inspired it.

Pick a size from the size chart, or enter your own measurements. Persephone grades every piece, seam allowance and cut quantity to that size.

Yes. Save your measurements as a fit profile, reuse it across projects and set it as your default.

Either. Choose Imperial (Letter paper) or Metric (A4 paper) and Persephone shows measurements your way.

Download it as a tiled PDF you print at home and tape together, an A0 PDF for a print shop, or an SVG file.

Yes. Each pattern comes with a step-by-step sewing order, materials and notions, and piece-by-piece joining details.

Members can use the supplies finder to look for affordable sewing supplies near them, plus tips on improvising when you don't have the exact materials.

Lifetime access is a one-time $17 payment. There is no subscription.

When you create an account you can choose one starter pattern, from the digital closet or the garment gallery.

If you'd rather pay as you go, a Pattern Pass is $1 per pattern. Once paid, you can download that pattern for life.

Yes, if you choose. At checkout you can tick a box to apply your pass credit to the $17 lifetime price. It's never applied automatically.

Unlimited patterns, plus the Members' Corner: Ask Persephone, the supplies finder, your private sewing journal with Dear Persephone scrapbook chapters, and @handle messages with other members.

Please read the refund policy for full details. Partial refunds aren't offered, and a refund removes the access it paid for.

You can explore without one. An account is needed to claim your starter pattern, buy access and keep your projects safe across devices.

On your device, with a copy kept in your account when you're signed in, so they're there on any device.

A private place to record projects with writing, photos, fabric and cost notes. Dear Persephone chapters let you type or handwrite entries and decorate them with sewing stickers.

Members can message each other in the app using @handles. Your email address stays private.

Yes. Open the site in your browser and choose “Add to Home Screen” to use it like an app.

Email persephonepatternpixie@designpersephone.com and we'll get back to you.