Getting started

Your first week on Faden

• Getting started with FadenYour first ten minutes — how the studio is laid out, how to move around fast, and where to go next.
• Set up your studio detailsName, logo, colours, legal details, currency and tax — the ten-minute setup that flows into every invoice and email you send.
• Add your first clientCreate a client record, understand the Yarn timeline, and see how companies, parties and lifecycle tiers keep the book organised.
• Recording measurementsVersioned measurement sets, fitting mode for appointments, units, and the checks Faden runs before anything goes to production.
• Create your first commissionThree ways to raise an order, what goes in it, and how it moves across the Board from deposit to delivery.
• The Diary: appointments & fittingsViews per tailor, conflict flags, automatic reminders, and letting clients book themselves within the hours you set.
• Build your catalog: garments, fabrics & pricingThe Rail holds what you make and what it costs — garments and their options, the cloth wall, presets and your markup rules.
• Invite your teamAdd staff with role cards, scope what each person can see and do, set targets, and give outside workers time-limited access.
• House style: dress your client-facing pagesFive tokens — cloth, paper, type, shape and copy — set how your design tool and client portal look. Live preview, safe contrast.
• What your clients seeTwo client surfaces — a public design tool to share, and a private portal with orders, wardrobe, measurements and self-serve booking.
• Take your first paymentConnect Stripe, take the deposit, send payment links, and set your invoice numbering and terms — the money basics in one pass.
• Your first week on Faden — a checklistSeven steps from empty studio to first paid commission, in the order that works best.