Lesson Tag: Legacy

Sometimes you will have blurry images when previewing in InDesign or even worse, when printing or exporting to PDF. In this video, I’ll show you…

In this video, I show you how to combine your pattern tiles PDF (created in Illustrator) with your pattern instructions (created in InDesign) into one…

Packaging your files is an often-overlooked but crucial step in the process of creating your pattern instructions. It’s simply a way to put your actual…

InDesign gives you some really cool options to make beautiful tables in your pattern instructions. These can be used for size chart, finished garment measurements,…

InDesign has great functionality when it comes to wrapping text around images and flowing it from one page (or text box) to the next. Check…

In the next few lessons and videos, I’ll show you the essential tools you’ll need to use in InDesign to put together your pattern instructions.…

In this video, I’ll give you an overview of InDesign and how it works. Enjoy! Action Items: Play around with InDesign to learn how it…

In this video, I’ll show you how to make little callouts…basically a zoomed-in section of your illustration to show a detail or alternate view of…

Drawing illustration can be one of the most difficult and time-consuming parts of creating a PDF sewing pattern…but it can be a ton of fun…

Writing sewing instructions is often an afterthought for pattern designers, but having GOOD, well-written instructions is vital to building up a loyal customer base (and…