Dressmaker Lace fabric, trims and an unmet lace requirement

Official record. Reviewed 9 October 2026.

What exactly does your brief require?

Write down whether the condition is about fabric, an accessory category, a number of items or a length of trim. Similar-looking materials can answer different kinds of conditions. The checking task is to compare the requirement with the item label, not only the rendered appearance.

What did Build 403 fix?

The official patch corrected classification on some lace trim items. This matters when reading early complaints about a visually appropriate trim not counting. The patch does not mean every later lace-related problem has been fixed or that any lace fabric counts as a trim.

How do you diagnose a mismatch?

Check the item category, then place a small amount and observe the relevant requirement display. If it does not change, take a screenshot of both the item label and brief before buying more. This is an editorial diagnosis, not an exhaustive taxonomy of all accessories.

What should you read next?

• Commissions: read the brief before cutting
• Buttons, bows and trims: plan your finishing pass
• Build 403 patch: bell, lace tags and payment fixes

Sources and evidence

• Official Build 403 patch

Player observations should be checked against your installed build. Editorial checklists are not guarantees of perfect scores or universal unlock behaviour.