The DPL Atelier Membership Terms and Conditions
Please read these terms before you join. They explain what's included in your membership, how payments and cancellations work, and what we ask of you as a member. When you join, you'll be asked to tick a box to confirm you agree to them.
The DPL Atelier ("the Membership") is run by Alexandra Williams, trading as Digital Pattern Library by Xandra Jane ("we", "us", "our"). Our address is Studio One, Garth Uchaf Farm, Pentyrch, Cardiff, CF15 9NQ, United Kingdom.
Nothing in these terms affects your statutory rights as a consumer.
Your membership at a glance
Your membership renews automatically, monthly, quarterly or annually depending on the plan you choose, until you cancel.
The price, how often you pay and the currency are shown at checkout. Memberships are charged in US dollars, so your bank may add a currency conversion fee.
There's no minimum term. You can cancel at any time from your account.
You have a 14-day cooling-off period, which ends once you start accessing membership content (see "Cancelling and refunds").
Your price is locked in for as long as your membership continues.
What the Membership is
The DPL Atelier is an online membership for people who want to design, pattern cut, fit and sew their own clothes. It's built around our Create, Cut, Contour, Construct framework, which takes you from an idea to a finished garment:
Create: fashion design
Cut: pattern cutting
Contour: fitting
Construct: sewing
The Membership is open to everyone, from complete beginners to experienced makers, and covers womenswear, menswear, gender-neutral and childrenswear. If you're new to any of these skills, we recommend starting with the Dream Wardrobe Blueprint and the Skill Builders, which build your skills step by step.
You must be 18 or over to join.
What's included
Standard Membership includes:
the current garment cycle, with workshops that take you through designing, cutting, fitting and sewing one garment style over several weeks
Skill Builders: step-by-step pathways in design, pattern cutting, fitting and sewing, with new levels added over time
the Dream Wardrobe Blueprint
written and video tutorials, workbooks and downloadable resources, including Fashion File Packs
previous 3 Day Design Challenge cycles
the member community inside the membership platform
Premium Membership includes everything in Standard, plus:
access to all past and current garment cycles
live calls, such as Overview Calls, Fitting Clinics, Designer Diagnosis Q&A, Creative Coworking and Sewcial Saturdays, with replays of recorded calls
Designer Diagnosis Q&A for direct 1:1 support
seasonal masterclasses with guest experts, and their replays
additional perks and discounts
The live call schedule is published in the members' calendar, on the main Atelier dashboard and announced by email. Times and formats may change from time to time.
The Membership is designed to grow and change. We regularly add, update and occasionally retire content, sessions and features to keep it useful and current. If we make a change that significantly reduces what you get, we'll tell you in advance and you can cancel before it affects you.
Design challenges, 1:1 support, PDF patterns and other products may be sold separately unless your membership tier says otherwise.
Live calls and recordings
Live calls take place on Zoom or a similar platform. Most are recorded so members can watch the replays; Creative Coworking and Sewcial Saturday calls are not recorded. If you join a recorded call, your name, image, voice and anything you type in the chat may appear in the recording. You're welcome to keep your camera off and use a display name of your choice.
If we have to postpone a live session, we'll rearrange it as soon as we reasonably can.
Please don't record live calls yourself or bring AI notetakers or recording bots into them. Members often share personal details, fit photos and measurements on calls, so only we record them, and only to provide replays to members.
Payments
The price of your membership is the price shown at checkout when you join. Payments are taken automatically, monthly, quarterly or annually, on the same date as your original payment, through our payment provider.
Failed payments. If a payment fails, we'll let you know so you can update your payment details. If it still hasn't been paid within 14 days, your membership will be cancelled and your locked-in price will end.
Your locked-in price. If we change membership prices, the new prices only apply to new members. You keep the prices from when you joined for as long as your membership continues without a break on the same plan. If you switch to a different plan, the price for that plan at the time you switch applies, unless we’ve offered you something different. If your membership is cancelled for any reason, your locked-in prices end with it, and the prices at the time apply if you rejoin.
Renewal reminders
If you're on an annual or quarterly plan, we'll email you before your membership renews, with the renewal date, the amount and how to cancel.
Cancelling and refunds
How to cancel. Log in to your account, go to your billing settings and cancel your membership. You don't need to contact us or give a reason. You'll receive an email confirming your membership has been cancelled. If you have any trouble cancelling, email hello@digitalpatternlibrary.com and we'll do it for you.
What happens when you cancel. No further payments will be taken. You'll keep access until the end of the period you've already paid for, then your access will end.
Your 14-day cooling-off period. You have 14 days from the day you join to change your mind. Because your membership gives you immediate access to digital content, at checkout you agree that access starts straight away and acknowledge that you lose the right to cancel for a refund once you start accessing membership content. Opening a lesson or downloading a resource counts as accessing membership content. If you cancel within 14 days and haven't accessed any membership content, we'll refund you in full.
Annual renewals. If your annual membership renews and you didn't mean it to, you have 14 days from the renewal date to cancel. If you haven't accessed membership content since it renewed, we'll refund the renewal payment in full.
Refunds are made to your original payment method within 14 days of us agreeing them. Outside the situations above, payments already made are not refundable.
Technical problems. If you have trouble accessing membership content, email hello@digitalpatternlibrary.com with "Tech" in the subject line so we can investigate and fix it. If digital content you've paid for is faulty and we can't fix it, you may be entitled to a replacement or a partial or full refund under the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
If we end your membership
We may end your membership straight away, without a refund, if you seriously or repeatedly break these terms, for example by sharing membership content or behaving in a way that's harmful to other members.
If we decide to close the Membership for any other reason, we'll give you at least 30 days' notice by email and refund any payment covering the period after it closes.
Using the content
All membership content, including videos, workbooks, Fashion File Packs, patterns and other downloads, belongs to us and is protected by copyright. Your membership gives you a personal licence to use it for your own learning and home sewing.
You must not:
share your login or let anyone else use your account
copy, share, sell or upload any membership content, including downloads, anywhere outside the Membership
use our patterns or materials for commercial purposes
This licence ends when your membership ends.
Your work and posts
Anything you make or post is yours. By posting in the community, you give us permission to show it to other members inside the Membership. We'll always ask before sharing your work or name outside the Membership, for example in emails, awards or on social media.
Community and behaviour
Please be kind, respectful and constructive towards other members. We're not responsible for what other members say or do, but we'll act on anything that breaks these terms.
Members often share personal details, photos and work in progress. Please keep anything another member shares inside the Membership, and don't share it elsewhere without their permission. This continues to apply after you leave.
We aim to respond in the community regularly, but we can't guarantee to reply to every post or message straight away.
What we can and can't promise
Designing, cutting, fitting and sewing are practical skills that take time, practice and plenty of trial and error. The Membership gives you the knowledge and support to understand why things happen and how to work through them, but your progress depends on the time and practice you put in. We don't guarantee any particular result.
The guidance in the Membership is general education, not bespoke professional advice, and it isn't medical advice of any kind.
Please take care when using sewing machines, scissors, needles, pins, irons and other tools. We're not responsible for injury caused by how you use them.
We're not responsible for losses that weren't a foreseeable result of us breaking these terms, or for business losses. Nothing in these terms limits our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, for fraud, or for anything else the law doesn't allow us to limit.
Your privacy
We look after your personal information as set out in our Privacy Policy.
Contact, support and complaints
Email hello@digitalpatternlibrary.com for general questions and support@digitalpatternlibrary.com for technical help. We're available Monday to Thursday, 9am to 5pm UK time, and aim to reply within 48 hours during those hours. You may see us online outside these hours, but we can't guarantee to reply then.
If you're unhappy with anything, please email Alexandra at hello@digitalpatternlibrary.com and we'll do our best to put it right.
Frequently asked questions
Can I join part-way through a garment cycle? Yes. Everything is available to work through at your own pace, so you can join the current cycle at any point.
What if I miss a live call? Replays are made available in the membership. Guest expert masterclass replays are for Premium members only. Creative Coworking and Sewcial Saturday calls aren't recorded, so join live if you can.
What if I'm ill or need a break? Let us know and we'll support you however we can. You can also cancel and rejoin later, though the price at that time will apply.
Is it suitable for beginners? Yes. Start with the Dream Wardrobe Blueprint and the Skill Builders, which build your skills from the basics.
Can I get extra 1:1 support? Yes, contact us. Additional charges apply.
A note on language: Alexandra does her best, but the occasional mild expletive may slip into recordings.
General
We may update these terms from time to time, for example to reflect changes to the Membership or the law. We'll tell you by email about any significant changes before they take effect.
If any part of these terms is found to be invalid, the rest will still apply.
These terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales. If you live in Scotland or Northern Ireland, you can also bring proceedings in your local courts.
Last updated 1 November 2026.