FANCYBLOUSE
Blouse design, decoded — necklines, sleeves, fabrics, and fits for every occasion and body.
From estimating the fabric a blouse needs and converting a bust measurement into a size to pricing a stitching job, allowing for shrinkage, choosing a neckline and sleeve, and getting the ease and darts right, FancyBlouse pairs free hands-on calculators with practical guides. Design smarter, stitch with confidence.
Blouse Design & Tailoring Calculators
Free tools for getting a blouse made right — fabric yardage calculator, size & measurement converter, saree blouse stitching cost estimator, fabric shrinkage calculator, neckline & sleeve style selector, and blouse fit & dart ease calculator.
Blouse Fabric Yardage Calculator
Estimate how much fabric a stitched blouse needs from your bust, blouse length, sleeve length, and the fabric width — with an optional lining.
Blouse Size & Measurement Converter
Turn a bust measurement into the Indian ready-made blouse size, an alpha size, and an approximate UK/US dress size, in centimetres or inches.
Saree Blouse Stitching Cost Estimator
Add up fabric, lining, tailor stitching, embellishment, and closures to estimate what a saree blouse costs to make — per blouse and for a batch.
Fabric Shrinkage & Pre-Wash Calculator
Measure a fabric's shrinkage from a washed swatch, then work out how much cloth to buy and pre-wash so the blouse finishes at the right size.
Neckline & Sleeve Style Selector
Answer four quick questions — occasion, coverage, sleeve, and silhouette — and get a matched neckline, back, and sleeve suggestion.
Blouse Fit & Dart Ease Calculator
Add wearing ease to your bust and waist, then split the bust-to-waist taper between the side seams and waist darts for a well-fitted blouse.
The Museum of the Blouse
Wander an immersive, richly illustrated collection — the history of the blouse and women’s garments, the world of textiles and weaving, India’s ethnic clothing traditions, and the embroidery and needlework that adorns them, each in its own gallery. Every entry, image, and fact is drawn from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons.
Tour the museum →From the Journal
Guides on blouse designs and necklines, sleeves and fits, fabrics and embellishment, and the styling of saree, lehenga, and kurti blouses — reading to pair with the calculators above.
Keep Learning
Plain-language explainers on blouse styles and silhouettes, the fabrics and materials a blouse is cut from, India’s ethnic fashion, and the crafts of embroidery and embellishment — everything you need to design and dress with confidence.
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