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.
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I’d love to see anything cool that you make with these. Feel free to share on social media #pricklygorse or contact me using the socials or contact form above!
Online Automatic Pattern Generator
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
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.
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.
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: Generate Seamless Textures/Patterns
Make your seamless tiled images for printing onto fabric. See the MYOG suppliers page for recommended custom printing services
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.
Circle 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.
Pattern Generators
Boxed pouch and roll top bag pattern generators now available on the sewing guides page!
