Fitting notes & guides

Standard Farma vs Custom-Fit Blouse Patterns

A graded farma fits an average nobody actually has. What goes wrong at the neckline and the armhole, and what drafting to your own measurements changes.

Blouse Paper Cutting Farma: Custom-Fit Patterns

Ready-to-use, custom-fit blouse and chudi paper patterns, drafted to your measurements and posted to you.

Blouse Dart Scale — Why Every Tailor Needs One

A stainless steel tracing tool that makes dart marking faster, repeatable and far more accurate.

Blouse or chudi: which pattern to start with

If you are new to paper patterns, one of these is considerably more forgiving.

Chudithar Cutting Pattern — A Farma Cut to Your Measurements

How a cutting pattern works for a chudithar, and why a standard size gives more trouble here than it does on a blouse.

What Is a 3 Dart Blouse? vs 4 Dart, Princess Cut

What a 3 dart blouse is, how it differs from a 4 dart blouse and a princess cut, and which fabric suits which.

Princess Cut Blouse vs Normal Blouse: What's the Difference?

3 Dart Blouse Farma — All Styles and Prices

Every 3 dart blouse farma we make, with today's prices.

Gathering Pant and Punjabi Pant Farma: What to Know

What a gathering pant and a Punjabi pant are, how much fabric they need, and how to order a custom-fit pant farma.

Chudi Top Styles: A-Line, Straight Kurti, Umbrella Cut

How the common chudi top cuts differ, which one suits which fabric and body, and how to choose the right top farma.

Churidar, Salwar and Patiala Pant Farma: What Differs

Three pants, three cuts: how a churidar, a salwar and a patiala differ, and what that means for the pant farma you choose.

Chudi Cutting Farma: Custom-Fit Paper Pattern Guide

Why a chudi farma is harder to get right than a blouse, how ours is drafted for sizes 29 to 50, and which styles you can order.

Normal Chudi Top Farma: A Simple Everyday Cut

What a normal chudi top is, why it is a good first chudi to stitch, and how to order the farma and cut it.

Using Ready-Cut Farma in a Tailoring Business

How tailoring units and boutiques use ready-cut paper farma and graded size sets to save drafting time and cut mistakes.

Blouse Cutting Farma: Custom-Fit Paper Pattern Guide

How a custom-fit blouse cutting farma is drafted from your measurements, which of the 22 models to choose, and how to order one.

Standard Size Chart Farma: 2 Inch and 1 Inch Sets

How our graded standard size sets work: sets of 8, 10 and 12 every 2 inch, and sets of 12 and 20 every 1 inch, for boutiques and stitching units.

Princess Cut Blouse Farma: What Makes It Different

A princess cut blouse is shaped by seams, not extra darts. How the pattern works, who it suits and what to check before you order the farma.

Paper Farma vs Printable PDF Pattern: Which to Buy

A printable PDF pattern means printing, taping and trimming at home. A ready-cut paper farma arrives in one piece. What actually differs.

Choosing a Blouse Neck Design: Front and Back Neck

How to choose a blouse neck design: what suits the saree, the occasion and the wearer, and how to order the neck you want as a farma.

Gents Shirt Cutting Farma: Custom-Fit Pattern Guide

How a gents shirt cutting farma is drafted from your chest and length, which shirt patterns we make, and how to order one.

Pico Foot for Sewing Machine: What It Is and How to Use It

What a pico foot (rolled hem foot) does, how to feed the fabric, and common mistakes to avoid on a single-needle machine.

Sabyasachi-Style Blouse Pattern: How to Get the Look

What makes a Sabyasachi-style blouse different, how to choose fabric and neck, and why the pattern fit matters more on a statement blouse.

Katori Blouse Farma: What It Is and How It Fits

What a katori blouse is, how its cups are shaped, who it suits and what to check before you order the farma.