Name

Wild Ginger Software

Legal name

Wild Ginger Software, Inc.

Website

https://wildginger.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fashion Design Software

NAICS

Sewing, Needlework, and Piece Goods Retailers (459130)

akta.pro primary industry

Pattern & Sewing Instruction Retail (Patterns, Books, Classes) (CRALADAH)

Keywords

• Sewing pattern software
• Fashion design software
• CAD pattern making
• Custom-fit patterns
• Apparel design tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Kingston Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Software License Sales: One-time perpetual license sales for PatternMaster programs ($75-$175 US), Cameo modules ($250-$750 US), Stitch Kitty ($195 US), Stitch-n-Stash ($30 US), Style Match ($15 US), Wild Things Dolls ($60 US), Wild Things Pets ($30 US), and digital books ($20-$75 US). Customers receive product keys to activate full functionality.
2. Software Upgrades: Revenue from upgrades when customers move from older versions to current v8. Upgrade pricing ranges from $5-$600 depending on the product and version jump (e.g., PatternMaster Boutique v7 to v8 upgrade: $50 US; Cameo Pattern Design v6 to v8 upgrade: $400 US).
3. Free Products with Upsell Potential: Free products (Wild Things, iCare, ePatterns) attract customers into the ecosystem. Free technical and fit support included, with potential for customers to purchase paid products as their needs grow.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Wild Ginger Software develops and sells Windows-based fashion design and sewing pattern making software, including the PatternMaster suite (five programs for custom-sized sewing patterns), Cameo professional CAD pattern design tools, Stitch Kitty guide sheet generator, and supporting utilities. The company's core value is generating custom-sized sewing patterns from individual body measurements for home sewers, fashion design professionals, educators, and small businesses.

Product overview

Wild Ginger Software publishes a comprehensive suite of fashion design and sewing pattern making software for Windows. The product architecture centers on two main platforms: PatternMaster (a five-program suite for sewing enthusiasts and custom dress makers with Boutique, Knits, Curves, Tailor Made, and Child's Play) and Cameo (a professional mix-n-match suite for design professionals with Pattern Design, Grading, Made to Fit modules and multiple pattern libraries). Additional products include ePatterns for downloadable single patterns, Stitch Kitty for guide sheet generation, Digital Flat Pattern textbook, Pants: Fitting and Design book, and free utilities (Wild Things, iCare). Accessory programs include Stitch-n-Stash (inventory database) and Style Match (body shape analysis). All programs are sold separately, require Windows OS, and include free technical support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PatternMaster Boutique Custom-sized sewing pattern software for creating women's daywear, business, formal, maternity, and historic wardrobes. Part of the PatternMaster suite for sewing enthusiasts and dress makers.
• PatternMaster Knits Custom-sized sewing pattern software specifically for women's knit fabrics including daywear, business, formal, and maternity wear.
• PatternMaster Curves Custom-sized sewing pattern software for women's bodywear including foundation garments, active wear, and swimwear.
• PatternMaster Tailor Made Custom-sized sewing pattern software for men's wardrobes including business, casual, formal, underwear, and activewear.
• PatternMaster Child's Play Custom-sized sewing pattern software for children's wardrobes for boys and girls from 0 months to age 16 in casual and formal styles.
• Cameo Pattern Design Professional CAD pattern making software providing tools for creating production patterns, tech packs, and markers. Base module required for all other Cameo modules.
• Cameo Grading Professional grading module for creating standard-sized nested production patterns from base patterns.
• Cameo Made to Fit Professional made to measure module for resizing patterns to individual body measurements.
• Cameo Libraries Pattern libraries for Cameo software including Daywear, Knits, Bodywear, Men's, and Children's designs. Each library priced and sold separately.
• ePatterns Custom-sized sewing patterns for current trends, classic, and vintage styles for women, men, and children. Available for immediate download.
• Stitch Kitty Professional sewing guide sheet generator software that automatically creates professional guide sheets for hundreds of styles to publish with patterns.
• Digital Flat Pattern Electronic textbook providing computerized flat pattern instructions and techniques for new and advanced pattern makers to learn CAD tools for pattern making.
• Pants: Fitting, Design, and Construction Electronic book for fitting and creating custom pant styles, providing freedom to fit and design a variety of pant styles.
• Wild Things Free custom-sized pattern software for hats, bags, accessories, items for personal health care, and items for dolls and pets.
• iCare Free custom-sized patterns for hospital clothing and accessories designed for medical wear needs.
• Stitch-n-Stash Sewing and crafting inventory database for cataloging fabric stash, patterns, notions, and publications for personal organization.
• Style Match Body shape analysis tool that provides detailed style suggestions to enhance the user's figure based on body measurements.
• Wild Things Dolls Custom-sized patterns for doll clothing and accessories.
• Wild Things Pets Custom-sized patterns for pet clothing and accessories.

Quantifiable outcome

• Free technical support included with all products for as long as customer owns the software
• +1 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature6 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• TukaTech: TukaTech develops pattern making, grading, and marker making software for the apparel industry, including TukaCAD for designers. It is the closest direct competitor to Wild Ginger's Cameo professional suite, serving similar fashion design professionals and apparel manufacturers with comparable CAD pattern-making capabilities.
• StyleCAD: StyleCAD provides pattern design, grading, and marker-making software used by apparel manufacturers and designers worldwide. Like Wild Ginger, it focuses on CAD-based pattern creation with custom-sizing capabilities, competing for the same professional pattern maker customer base.
• Assyst GmbH (Vidya): Assyst offers Vidya, a CAD pattern-making and product data management solution for the apparel industry. It directly competes with Wild Ginger's Cameo suite in serving apparel manufacturers with pattern design, grading, and made-to-measure functionality for production-scale garment creation.

Broad incumbents

• Optitex: Optitex is an established provider of 2D pattern making, 3D garment simulation, and virtual sample software for fashion brands and manufacturers. As a broader incumbent with a much larger product portfolio (including 3D and PLM), it competes with Wild Ginger in professional apparel CAD while also serving larger enterprise customers Wild Ginger does not target.
• Lectra: Lectra is a global leader in apparel CAD/CAM and Industry 4.0 solutions, offering pattern design, marker making, and cutting software. It overlaps with Wild Ginger's Cameo suite for professional apparel customers but operates at a much larger enterprise scale serving major fashion brands and manufacturers.
• Gerber Technology: Gerber Technology provides end-to-end software and hardware solutions for apparel manufacturing, including pattern design (AccuMark) and production workflows. It competes with Wild Ginger's professional offerings while serving a broader manufacturing customer base with enterprise-scale solutions.

Emerging players

• CLO3D: CLO3D specializes in 3D garment simulation and digital fashion design software. While Wild Ginger focuses on 2D pattern making, CLO3D represents an emerging technology direction (3D/virtual sampling) that is gradually shifting customer expectations away from traditional pattern CAD tools like Wild Ginger's PatternMaster and Cameo.
• Browzwear: Browzwear provides 3D fashion design and simulation software (VStitcher, Lotta) for apparel brands and manufacturers. As an emerging player in digital fashion, it competes for the same professional apparel designer customers Wild Ginger targets with Cameo but offers a fundamentally different 3D-first approach.
• Valentina Project: Valentina is an open-source pattern making software project that offers free pattern design tools to home sewers and small designers. As a free emerging alternative, it competes with Wild Ginger's PatternMaster suite at the hobbyist end of the market by removing the price barrier entirely.
• Seamly2D: Seamly2D is an open-source, cross-platform pattern drafting application forked from Valentina. It offers free pattern making capabilities to home sewing enthusiasts and competes directly with Wild Ginger's PatternMaster programs by offering a no-cost alternative for custom-sized pattern creation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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