Learn how to print PDF patterns at home, print and sew up your pattern straight away! I am a real fan of digital sewing patterns – for one they are instant! No waiting for a paper pattern in the post or going to the shop and secondly it is a great way of supporting indie pattern designers. PDF patterns vastly widen your choice of pattern designers. But it is essential to print the PDF patterns to the correct size and tape together accurately. Lets start with downloading the pattern, often computers save these to the Downloads folder unless you specify differently. Open the pattern in Adobe or similar software. The open your pattern from the specified folder. Some designers layer their patterns, so check out of your pattern has this feature. I love it if they do as I can print the exact size of pattern I need and save myself some ink! This is featured on the blue tiles to the left, unclick the sizes you don’t need but ensure you keep the pattern info, you don’t want to loose the numbering of the pages. Select print, and very importantly check your print settings. Ensure you select “actual size”. […]
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