Digital Tools for Pattern Making and More
Some people swear by pen and paper for patterning, however I prefer digital design. Here are a growing collection of tools I’ve made for patterning and making my own outdoor gear.
These generators take a huge amount of my limited personal time to make and share for free.
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Pattern Generators
Draw and Generate Patterns Online
Draw a shape and automatically generate a pattern, all in your browser. Bring your own pattern ideas to life with this easy to use free online tool. A simplified online version of the Inkscape extension.
Inkscape Extension: Automatic Pattern Generator
The easiest way to make automatically generate gussets for your bags (e.g. the middle strip of a custom frame bag), or turn a curve into a straight line while maintaining the alignment mark spacings. Huge time saver
Darted Pattern Generator
Generate patterns online for darted bag panels, such as the front of a Cotopaxi backpack, tech EDC pouches etc
Circular Bag Pattern Generator
You need accurate circles for neat bags. Use this generator to make printable circles with seam allowances for your projects. Tiled PDFs to fit any size needed.
Boxed Zip Pouch Generators
The first project most people make. An essential starting point and a always useful item to make! Great use of scrap materials
Roll Top Bag Pattern Generator
The easiest way to make a roll top bag. A design especially for beginners, that are not confident yet with rounded bases.
Other Projects
Online Image Perspective Correction Tool
Correct image perspective for digitising fabric pieces, patterns, or anything else.
Runs locally: no images are uploaded
Interactive Image Background Remover
Not fabric related, but a powerful free offline alternative to Photoroom or similar apps. Open source and uses open models.
Inkscape Tiled Page Layouts
Templates to paste your patterns into for easy tiled printing across multiple pages
This was to be another extension but Inkscape has an unfixable limitation. So instead I’ve generated a few pre-made tiled A4 and US letter templates
Inkscape Extension: Quick Measure
Quickly measure lengths of paths, the segment lengths, and the cumulative positions of nodes along a path. A lot more useful than initially appears.
Inkscape: Generate Seamless Textures/Patterns
Make your seamless tiled images for printing onto fabric. See the MYOG suppliers page for recommended custom printing services
Webbing Ladder Printable Template
I hate sewing webbing ladders/molle on bags. I used to mark the lines on masking tape and hated every customer who wanted a full ladder on bike frame bags. Made this, life got better. Yours will too.
