Seamly2D Walkthrough - Adding pattern details and preparing for print

[@GuilhermeSouza-hz7dt]

The little I know about this piece of software I owe to you.

[@AnniundLilo]

OMGGGGGG thank you... I think I might just cry. I WAS LOOKING FOR HOW TO INSERT THE CURVE I´VE DRAWN INto THE PIECE. I constructed it all and i didnt know how to change the direction. I'm on the floor. Thank god I found your channel. Love love love

[@nataliedellaselva3642]

Hi Rachael! Thank you so much for this series, you are a brilliant teacher, and explain everything in such simple and clear terms. I cannot wait to try out this software! I would love to see more of these videos and perhaps if you have created your own patterns, how you go about bringing them into Seamly2D. I am curious how you create more complicated shapes, such as curves, or a collar shape. Thanks again for all your expertise!

[@annelisepretorius9765]

Thank you! You are one of a few people who know how to operate this software and I love listening to you - born demonstrator

[@MinimalistMachinist]

Hello! Thank you for such a kind and thoughtful message. I appreciate it! X

[@dancer14280]

You are a lifesaver! I've been pulling my hair out trying to teach myself this program over the past few days! xD

[@CathyJohnson313]

What a brilliant series! Thank you so much for doing this.

[@SteffB87]

Please can you do a video on how to grad the patterns in seamly? All the videos so far have been super helpful!

[@juliej6638]

I heard the LTS podcast and am really glad they promoted you to the world. I don't do Instagram - it takes up too much valuable sewing time😀. I'm going to give this software a go. Thanks so much for taking the time to make the videos. Looking forward to the Winifred videos too as I learned using that pattern drafting book - although I have Armstrong as well.

[@tinegeerens8647]

Thank you so much for this! I was afraid to tackle this software but you managed to teach it to me in a clear and concise way! Thank you!

[@MinimalistMachinist]

You’re very welcome x

[@DianaZak]

Thank you very much for the tutorial, it was very helpful.

[@MinimalistMachinist]

Thank you so much. You’re very welcome

[@bmv2009]

Thank you for all your videos! In space of a week, I was able to learn how to use the software (made a good start at least) and created a custom block for myself. Thank you!

[@MinimalistMachinist]

Absolutely brilliant! I’m so happy it’s been helpful to you!

[@garciaraoul1]

Thank you for your video, I finally have the right information to print the patterns. Thank you very much.

[@katjap4403]

Thank you so much for these seamly2d videos! You are really good at making clear instructions :)

[@MinimalistMachinist]

Katja P oh Thankyou. That’s really kind x

[@ladyalexandra2980]

Thank you so much! Your videos really really helped me so much!

[@anadvb]

Hey 😍 I love your videos about seamly. I finished the process but found that the lines I chose are too thick. Can I change the thickness of all pattern lines after I created it?

[@betci90]

thank you so so much for this series!! i love listening to and learning from you :)

[@MinimalistMachinist]

That’s so kind. Thank you. I’m so glad it was helpful!

[@dance4joy2001]

I am so glad I found you. Thank you for this video of explaining this program. New Subscriber, can't wait for more of your videos.

[@zizistavrakou3786]

Hello Rachel! This is a very comprehensive tutorial. Is there a way for the points plus their labels to be printed (eg. A, B etc), as they are depicted in the details view, and if so, how could it be done? Thank you very much

[@cap4life1]

Amazing tutorial, thank you!

[@MinimalistMachinist]

I’m so glad it’s been helpful for you. X

[@pikamp1]

Thank you so very much for sharing your knowledge about Seamly2D! Your videos really helped me to draft my bodice block in this program. I think it's so limited in posibilities (but yes - it's free) so in future I'm going to try and just do it in AutoCAD that my mother uses at her work. Nearly lost my mind several times trying to work out various things :)))

[@MinimalistMachinist]

pikamp sounds good if you can do other software. Do what works best for you x

[@dartandsew]

Thank you, this was very helpful

[@MinimalistMachinist]

Dart and Sew no problem! Thank you for watching and commenting

[@MakewithMandi]

Hi Rachael- these videos are great! Really clear and easy to follow! I wandered is it possible to draw a pattern without using a series of formulas? Ie I currently use illustrator to trace over a toile image I’ve made and I wandered if it was possible to do anything similar in Seamly?

[@MinimalistMachinist]

Hello! Yes it is. Instead of putting formulas in the measurement boxes. You literally just put the number/measurement itself. You can’t drag things around like in illustrator though. Which may not actually be beneficial to you if you’re not linking to measurements files x

[@-AsL-]

💜Thank you!

[@nuerullya.illustration]

thank you for sharing this

[@MinimalistMachinist]

Nurulhidayah Hasan i’n glad it was helpful!

[@sapsoledad]

Gracias, no hablo ingles pero pude entender muchas cosas. Ojal'a pronto puedas hacer un video haciendo un patron con este sofwar donde muestres como hacer traslado de pinzas, marcar frunces y otro tipo de detalles que se aplican al desarrollo de moda. Gracias!!

[@MinimalistMachinist]

Thank you! I will try and do some more videos when I can! Thanks for your kind words

[@trendinfo6340]

Hi my name is tamil I'm living in South Asia specifically I'm in Tiruppur my district was fully garments and apparel including 1000+ clothes manufacturers can we use this software industry purpose? I know this software was doing pattern drafting and grading but fabric marker? Please answer this question

[@umanandakumar8994]

very informative

[@MinimalistMachinist]

uma nandakumar thanks so much

[@carolinazamora9004]

is there any way to mirror one piece? I've made the front of a bodysuit for a baby and I want to print the entire front (both left and right parts and can't figure out how. I'm just begienning in patterning and seamly, btw

[@MinimalistMachinist]

Carolina Zamora I think you can mirror objects by duplicating and then flipping at the axis. But I’ve never done it. I’d recommend you googling seamly2d + mirror pattern piece and there’s a section in the seamly manual on it and on their forum. Good luck x

[@beelyhuang9264]

I've tried printing the pattern using the PDF/adobe method, but something's wrong because the printed measurements including test square are all off by 0.5-1cm. I have my printer settings set to: poster, tile scale 100%, no overlap. do you ever encounter this problem?

[@MinimalistMachinist]

I haven’t, mine are all to scale. Hmmm you haven’t. Added seam allowance to the test square accidentally have you? I wonder what else that could be. Have you tried printing direct from Seamly2D to check scale *before* trying the Adobe method? That would tell us whether the error is in the Seamly file or the Adobe export

[@beelyhuang9264]

@@MinimalistMachinist Okay i just tried printing directly from seamly and the measurements are all off :( (they match the 'off measurements' when printing on adobe). I triple checked my test square and other lines in draft mode and they are all correct. Darn. I'll keep fiddling about - I just wanted to check to see if you ever had this happen! thanks so much for your prompt help! you're so great! I also read through other people's comments and everyone agrees you are a born teacher! thank you again for your amazing tutorials!

[@MinimalistMachinist]

@@beelyhuang9264 oh dang. Hmmm I wonder what’s going on. Could it be your printer? Have you tried printing a test square from a different program and seeing if it matches

[@MinimalistMachinist]

@@beelyhuang9264 and Thank you for your kind words!

[@andrewbennett9024]

hi there. super useful videos as i'm teaching myself pattern drafting but I'm struggling with seamly2d. I have the mac version and I don't know if that makes a difference, as there are quite a few commands you show that I cannot do. For example, I drew the block and then drew the pattern piece but it just won't let me do the seam allowance etc. I've watched many times and I get the process but I just don't seem to have the same functionality. The user manual isn't much use tbh. Also, I don't seem to be able to right click to bring up command boxes. It's all very frustrating. I'm so close!!! I don't know if that makes any sense, or if anyone else has similar issues?

[@TheCocoapops]

I'm struggling with Mac as well. I've spent hours and hours on it - 4 days so far - and ended up with nothing. The lines bounce around, the nodes don't work, it won't do curves, half of the functions are dead, it crashes regularly and it won't make a workpiece because I can't get the red line to stick to the nodes. I'm practically in tears with it. I'm on the verge of giving up. I guess it's just not compatible with Mac.

[@TheCocoapops]

The videos are great, though.

[@TheCocoapops]

I've just tried the Valentina version from the Valentina website and it works better for Mac, though it crashes periodically. It's also got an easier print interface. Otherwise, it's just the same as Seamly.

[@MinimalistMachinist]

Sorry i cant be of help on this one! I do use a Mac day to day, but for these videos I used my husbands PC and just use Seamly on that. Sorry I can't be of more help as i dont use it on the mac

[@cecilefremann1061]

Trank you!

[@MinimalistMachinist]

You’re welcome x

[@emilia0982]

how can I cut out the tuck which is inside?

[@sweetfulbliss7418]

can you grade your patterns using seamly2d?

[@user-qx7vv3gt3r]

for instance, i made a bodice using my measurements. can i use that file but with someone else’s measurements without repeating the draft process? 😅

[@MinimalistMachinist]

Clara E. yes! You just change the measurements file that’s linked up x

[@user-qx7vv3gt3r]

​@@MinimalistMachinist thank you so much 💕

[@yesikatorres1940]

Hello! I can do escalations?

[@MinimalistMachinist]

I’m not sure what this means?

[@jacksoncervantes2682]

Can you do a tutorial on creating a mask pattern to print?

[@MinimalistMachinist]

Jackson Cervantes there’s lots of patterns currently available. So no I won’t be drafting a mask pattern sorry.