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Why is the Finish Dress button missing?

First check which screen you are on. A dress waiting for assembly needs a different fix from a dress that has already received a customer verdict.

Edition note. Compare the steps with your own controls. Screenshots illustrate the full edition; the embedded build has not been independently tested through delivery.

Check the pieces

Compare your sketch with the pieces on the mannequin. Look for a cut piece still waiting to be attached.

Sketchbook with the customer requirements and dress panels
Use the planned silhouette to check the expected panels.

Start with the main garment and then inspect each sleeve and smaller part in turn. Keep the current design while checking its assembly.

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Inspect the joins

Once the pieces are in place, examine each join for an unfinished seam.

Green fabric being guided through the sewing machine
Check the last join before changing fabrics.

Follow one join at a time. After closing a remaining seam, look for a change in the finishing action before making any other change. This comparison helps isolate the cause.

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Read a failed result

If delivery already happened, compare the result with the original commission line by line.

Detailed burgundy gown with contrasting panels
Compare the colours and details against the original request.

Separate colour restrictions, style and workmanship. Changing your sewing technique cannot correct a fabric colour that the brief explicitly forbids.

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Check the edition

If the controls or commission differ, record the edition and the screen you see.

Use Contact to send the commission name, stage and visible message. You do not need to share a save file or account details.

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Watch a commission take shape

Compare your progress with the assembly and sewing stages in this first-commission playthrough. The footage shows the Steam edition.

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Your first commission

Game screenshots · Cozy Lives / Free Lives