What to Track for All 32 Achievements
Dressmaker has 32 Steam achievements, and completing the list requires more than finishing each customer's storyline. You also need event dress sets, pigeon deliveries, special crafting projects, and one particular dialogue choice. Tracking these objectives separately makes it easier to identify what remains when an expected achievement stays locked.
The official Steam achievements page lists 16 public requirements and another 16 hidden achievements. The public half covers ten character commission chains, five dressmaking challenges, and the complete pigeon commission collection.
Keep three checklists as you play:
- Characters: Record which major commissions you have completed for each customer.
- Events and deliveries: Track every dress associated with an occasion, plus incoming pigeon requests.
- Special actions: Note the Vivian dialogue choice and the crafting thresholds you still need.
The hidden achievement section below includes story spoilers, including weddings and late-game occasions. If you prefer to discover those naturally, read the crafting requirements first and return to the event checklist later.
Character Commissions and Pigeon Deliveries
Each character achievement requires that customer's entire major commission chain. Use this table to match an unfinished Steam achievement to the person whose requests you need to check.
| Character | Achievement |
|---|---|
| Alice | Caw Evermore |
| Rose | A Rose By Any Other Name |
| Dorothy | Snitches Get Stitches |
| Fiona | Reap what You Sew |
| Marie | G.O.A.T. |
| Adora | Go Off, Queen! |
| Vivian | Good Girl Gone Vlad |
| Edith | Swan Song |
| Priya | Drawn to Hue |
| Prudence | Prudence and Prejudice |
These chains are different lengths. Rose has four major assignments, while Priya has six and Prudence has seven, according to GameRant's commission walkthrough. Finishing the same number of dresses for two customers therefore does not necessarily put them equally close to completion.
Some assignments also connect to events. Priya's Exhibition Opening request belongs to her personal progression, while Dart Deco concerns the exhibition's complete dress collection. Completing one relevant order does not establish that you have finished either full requirement. Track the customer and occasion attached to each request.
Birds of a Feather, Frock Together has its own requirement: finish every commission delivered by pigeon. Dorothy's first dress introduces Berty and unlocks You've Got Mail, but that early milestone does not complete the delivery achievement. Continue checking pigeon requests throughout your playthrough, even while working toward Dorothy's separate character achievement.
For character achievements, the stated condition is commission completion. It does not impose the 100% quality requirement used by the dedicated crafting achievement.
Hidden Achievements and Event Dress Sets
There are 14 hidden event achievements and two other hidden unlocks. The conditions below are listed in the GameFAQs achievement database. Each event entry requires the complete collection of dresses for that occasion, potentially involving requests from several customers.
| Hidden achievement | Finish every dress associated with |
|---|---|
| Laid To Dress | The Duke's funeral |
| Style Goals | The Woman's Sporting Day Contest |
| Dart Deco | Priya's exhibition opening |
| Rooting For You | The Market Fair |
| Hedge Your Bets | Hedge maze exploration |
| Don't Wanna Miss A Spring | The Spring Fete |
| Simply Beastly | The Twillford Pet Show |
| Smells like Sateen Spirit | Alice's séance |
| Newlythreads | Duke Hassan's wedding |
| A Midsummer Night's Seam | Stargazing |
| Extrav-organza | The Summer Ball |
| On a High Note | Edith's opera gala |
| Crowning Glory | The coronation |
| Don We Now Our Gay Apparel | Another wedding, separate from Duke Hassan's |
For these achievements, organize requests by their occasion as well as their customer. The funeral, for example, involves dresses for different clients. Delivering one funeral outfit is progress toward Laid To Dress, but the achievement requires the remaining funeral assignments too.
The two wedding achievements also represent separate objectives. Newlythreads belongs to Duke Hassan's wedding; Don We Now Our Gay Apparel belongs to the other wedding.
The remaining hidden achievements use these specific triggers:
| Hidden achievement | Required action |
|---|---|
| You've Got Mail | Finish Dorothy's first dress and receive Berty. |
| Sucker for Punishment | Choose Leech during Vivian's conversation about animals. |
Sucker for Punishment deserves particular attention because finishing Vivian's commissions is not its stated trigger. Watch for the animal discussion and select the required response when it appears. Whether that conversation can reliably be repeated has not been officially confirmed, so do not build your completion plan around returning to it later.
Crafting Challenges and Exact Thresholds
Five public achievements involve how you construct or finish a dress. Buying materials alone does not satisfy requirements that specify their use on one outfit.
| Achievement | Requirement |
|---|---|
| 99 Problems But A Stitch Ain't One | Finish a dress with 100% quality. |
| Sew Long | Complete your first ruffle skirt. |
| Harder than it Seams | Put more than 300 accessories on one dress: at least 301. |
| Trim and Proper | Use more than 50 meters of trim on a single dress. |
| Opulence and Excess | Spend more than 5,000 gold on one successful dress. |
For 99 Problems But A Stitch Ain't One, concentrate on accurate measurements, fabric grain alignment, and careful stitching. The target is the finished dress's overall quality score. Aim for clean work throughout the process instead of assuming that meeting a customer's style preferences will also produce perfect construction quality.
Sewing assist is available in the settings and can help with curved or awkward seams. Use it if controlling the sewing line is causing problems. Customer preferences still need separate attention: a dress can be carefully constructed while missing a requested style range.
For Sew Long, reach friendship level three with Priya to obtain the ruffle skirt pattern. Cut and assemble its pieces, then finish the project by selling, gifting, or delivering it. Unlocking the pattern alone is not the achievement.
For Harder than it Seams, count accessories actually placed on the same dress. Steam specifies more than 300, making 301 the minimum target. Selling the finished dress is recommended by walkthroughs, although selling is not included in Steam's public condition.
For Opulence and Excess, use materials costing more than 5,000 gold in the successful dress itself. Unused inventory purchases do not meet that wording. If you attempt it through a commission, check every customer requirement before delivery. For Trim and Proper, likewise measure trim used on the outfit; owning more than 50 meters is insufficient.
A Practical Completion Route
Establish your customer and delivery progress first, then attempt the expensive crafting goals when you can comfortably afford them.
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Finish Dorothy's opening request. Receiving Berty earns You've Got Mail and introduces the pigeon delivery track. Add subsequent deliveries to your checklist.
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Track characters and occasions together. Record the client and event for each completed request. This makes an unfinished event set easier to distinguish from an unfinished character chain.
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Watch Vivian's dialogue. Select Leech during the animal conversation.
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Work toward Priya's pattern unlock. At friendship level three, make and finish the ruffle skirt. Attempt a perfect-quality dress when you feel comfortable with cutting and sewing.
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Reserve funds for the three excess challenges. Prepare enough accessories, trim, and material value to exceed the relevant thresholds, then complete the remaining commission collections.
For additional income, off-the-rack dresses let you use spare materials without matching a commission's requested style. Once this option becomes available, it can help fund deliberate achievement attempts.
FAQ
How many dressmaker achievements are there?
Dressmaker has 32 Steam achievements: 16 with public conditions and 16 hidden entries. The complete list includes ten character achievements, fourteen event achievements, five crafting achievements, the pigeon commission achievement, Berty's introduction, and Vivian's dialogue choice.
Do exactly 300 accessories or 5,000 gold qualify?
No. Steam specifies over 300 accessories and more than 5,000 gold. Place at least 301 accessories on the same outfit, and exceed 5,000 gold on a successful dress. Trim and Proper also requires more than 50 meters, so exactly 50 does not meet its wording.
Does finishing an event complete a character's achievement?
Not necessarily. Event achievements check the dresses associated with that occasion, while character achievements check one person's entire major commission chain. A customer may still have other major assignments after you finish every dress for an event they attended.
What should I do if the pigeon achievement stays locked?
Check for unfinished pigeon requests first. One player reported that closing the game normally and reopening their save restored an incomplete delivery dress, after which they could continue. That is an anecdotal troubleshooting step, not an officially confirmed fix or proof that every locked pigeon achievement is bugged.
Are global unlock percentages part of the requirements?
No. Steam's percentages describe how many tracked players have earned each achievement. They are not quality targets, progress counters, or additional conditions. Follow the written requirement for the individual achievement, especially when a threshold must be exceeded on one dress.
