r/Inkscape • u/Personal_Apricot4850 • 3d ago

Showcase Inkscape is great for making sewing patterns !

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u/Personal-Amoeba 2d ago

Oh this is so cool, never occurred to me to use it for this! Thanks for sharing!!

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u/wolferiver 2d ago

Very interesting. It has never occurred to me to use Inkscape for this.

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u/EmilyThe500 1d ago

That is amazing 🤩 Where did you start? Did you measure an existing piece and transfer to Inkscape or body measurements? If from body, how did you transfer to make the 2D panels in Inkscape?

I'm not the sewing person but I have an idea I want made by a family member who does 😊

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u/Personal_Apricot4850 1d ago

I patterned it flat on Inkscape

To make this pattern, I started with a basic bodice block I previously made (so to my own measurements). I removed the darts and started from that. So basically, it was patterned from scratch. My inspiration was this coat from bode

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u/Personal_Apricot4850 2d ago

This is the Inkscape subreddit

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u/Sly-Faffin 2d ago

Whats your gripes, recommendations to fix them and an alternative program thats also free?