Thimble Lane: Sewing Story

One price. No ads. No in-app purchases. No timers. Plays offline. Your grandmother Rosalind has left you her little dress shop on Thimble Lane, in the seaside town of Willowmere. The shutters are up, the kettle is on, and the neighbours are already at the door. DESIGN IT YOUR WAY Every order begins with a brief: the occasion, the styles they love, a colour wish and a budget. How you answer it is up to you. Pick a neckline, collar, sleeves, waist, skirt and length, and watch the 3D dress change with every choice. Then choose its fabric, from crisp cotton lawn to velvet that drinks the light. REAL CRAFT, GENTLE ON HANDS • Lay your pattern pieces on the bolt and cut on the straight grain or on the bias. Prints land exactly where you place them. • Steer every seam under the sewing machine and pivot at the corners. A neat seam shows, and so does a wobbly one. • Add bows, pearls, rosettes, appliqué, lace hems and sashes right where you want them. • Once you've mastered a step, Auto-cut and Auto-sew can take it from there. A TOWN THAT REMEMBERS Meet twelve residents, each with a story of their own: a florist with a wedding to plan, a teenage bassist chasing her first record, a gothic poet, an opera soprano, an architect, the mayor, and a bride-to-be with a very thick binder. Delight them and they come back devoted. Ignore their brief and they'll remember that too. Many visits turn into a different order altogether, depending on how you've treated them. SEE IT WORN Watch the finished dress turn in the spotlight and hear what your client thinks. Residents who like their dress pose for a fashion-plate portrait in it, and the Willowmere Gazette prints what the town makes of it. Your dresses go on show in the shop window, and every one is kept in your Lookbook, ready for photo mode. WHAT'S INSIDE • 12 residents and 53 story orders across seven chapters, ending at the Willowmere Gala • 37 more orders from regulars, many tied to the town's five festivals • Endless walk-in customers, with 53 different occasions • 9 necklines, 7 collars, 17 sleeve and strap styles, 3 waistlines, 14 skirts and 8 lengths: over 435,000 silhouettes • 13 fabrics, 30 colours and 12 prints: 4,680 fabric looks • 10 decorations and 5 trims, each in a choice of colours • A Design Studio to sketch anything you like, and New Game+ after the finale • About 12 to 15 hours of story, then sew for as long as you like • Bobbin the cat, who supervises MADE TO RESPECT YOUR TIME • Everything is included in the price • No ads, no in-app purchases, no energy, no timers, no streaks • Plays fully offline and saves after every step • No account and no sign-in COMFORT AND ACCESSIBILITY • Three difficulty levels, from Relaxed (generous tolerances, and a dress is never a failure) to Artisan • Easy Fit sizes the dress form in one tap • Reduce Motion, which also follows your device setting • Three text sizes, colour marks and a high-contrast mode • Haptics on or off, a battery saver and graphics quality settings A painted storybook look, gentle music and a cat on the sewing stool. Put the kettle on and open the shop.