diff --git a/packages/core/src/pattern.js b/packages/core/src/pattern.js
index 7c89576eb34..76467010727 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/pattern.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/pattern.js
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ export default function Pattern(config = { options: {} }) {
     margin: 2,
     layout: true,
     debug: true,
+    scale: 1,
     options: {},
     absoluteOptions: {},
   }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/svg.js b/packages/core/src/svg.js
index b6a0afd2013..35a5b5e991b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/svg.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/svg.js
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ import { round } from './utils'
 import { version } from '../package.json'
 
 function Svg(pattern) {
+  console.log(pattern)
   this.openGroups = []
   this.layout = {}
   this.freeId = 0
   this.body = ''
-  this.style = ''
+  this.style = `svg.freesewing.pattern { --pattern-scale: ${pattern.settings.scale} }`
   this.script = ''
   this.defs = ''
   this.pattern = pattern // Needed to expose pattern to hooks