Create Custom PDF Print Templates for Your Sewing Pattern Company

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Discover the secret to flawless pattern printing with our comprehensive guide to creating custom PDF print templates in Adobe Illustrator. If you've ever faced the frustration of cut-off edges or mismatched pieces when printing your sewing patterns, this tutorial is for you. We'll take you step-by-step through tailoring templates to your printer's specifications, ensuring your patterns print perfectly every time.
📚 What You'll Learn:
- Custom PDF Print Templates: Learn to adjust PDF templates according to your printer’s settings to avoid unwanted cropping.
- Professional Branding: Elevate your patterns with personal branding by adding logos and customising page layouts.
- Seamless Printing: Achieve seamless, branded, and print-ready patterns, whether for personal use, sharing, or selling.
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Additional Information:
This tutorial is designed for Sewists, DIY enthusiasts, pattern makers, fashion designers, and students looking to refine their digital pattern-making skills and solve common printing issues. By integrating these techniques, you'll ensure your patterns are not only accurately printed but also professionally presented.
Problems Solved:
- Printing Issues: Addresses and resolves common printing problems like cut-off edges or mismatched pieces.
- Lack of Professionalism: Provides solutions for incorporating personal or professional branding into pattern designs.
- Complexity in Customisation: Simplifies the process of customising PDF print templates for various printer settings.
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@tinalisapattern Жыл бұрын

Just a tip for those not in the position or wanting to pay for illustrator. Inkscape (open source and free of cost) now also has the option for multipage layout. The workaround is a bit different, but it is a great option.

@PatternLabLondon Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great tip!

@tardigrade3323 3 жыл бұрын

Just found your channel, thank you for these videos! Great refresher and some updated methods for apparel design techniques. Really appreciate your timestamps!

@PatternLabLondon 3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@LetsMAKEItAcademy 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video-this is exactly what I was needing to learn for larger patterns I design-and you taught it very well!

@PatternLabLondon 3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome, I'm glad it was helpful!

@donlarriecouture 3 жыл бұрын

Can't thank you enough Ralph, you are amazing and this came at the right time 👏

@PatternLabLondon 3 жыл бұрын

You're so welcome... Enjoy!

@Papillon_2010 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this. I have been searching for a video exactly like this for months!!!

@PatternLabLondon 3 жыл бұрын

You're so welcome!

@RissaC333 Жыл бұрын

Long-time seamstress, first time adobe user here. This video is incredibly helpful!! Thank you SO MUCH! 🙌

@PatternLabLondon Жыл бұрын

You're so welcome!I'm glad you are enjoying the courses and tutoirials!

@cate.and.ginger Жыл бұрын

Honestly what a great video! Thank you so much!! I was so scared to try make something like this and now I'm super chill! THANK YOU!! 🙏

@PatternLabLondon 11 ай бұрын

You're so welcome!

@claudiasheehan4086 9 ай бұрын

Fabulous tutorial. The best video for making a print template. Thank you!

@PatternLabLondon 8 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad it was helpful!

@PhotoTeacherBlog 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial! This solves many problems for me, in drafting and other art purposes.

@PatternLabLondon 2 жыл бұрын

That's great to hear!

@karmme_apparel Жыл бұрын

this was so well explained. I am fairly new to illustrator and this was just perfectly explained. thank you so much

@PatternLabLondon Жыл бұрын

Thanks! You're very welcome, enjoy!

@SewingPartsOnline 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! That was amazing! So easy to follow!

@PatternLabLondon 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@wanda04g Жыл бұрын

Thank you, very educational and I feel confident about creating a pattern template. ❤

@PatternLabLondon Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@olganone9723 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, thank you! I am now printing my first pattern

@PatternLabLondon 2 жыл бұрын

That's fantastic news! Congratulations.

@mistipeppard 9 ай бұрын

This is a fantastic video. Thank you for such a detailed explanation!

@PatternLabLondon 9 ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

@hanwahanwa5298 2 жыл бұрын

thank you verry much! amazing tutorial, this is what i'm looking for a long time ago.

@PatternLabLondon 2 жыл бұрын

No worries, glad it was helpful!

@allbyolydesign 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this tutorial, it helped me so much. I really appreciate it!

@PatternLabLondon 3 ай бұрын

No problem at all. You’re very welcome!

@melishasimone 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your amazing tutorials!

@PatternLabLondon 3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, glad you like them!

@pennapafakcha3623 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, for letting me know new techniques.

@PatternLabLondon 3 жыл бұрын

Any time! Glad it helped you out :D

@staceyleecreative 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! That was such a helpful tutorial - thank you! Hitting the subscribe button now ☺

@PatternLabLondon 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

@chandanauppalapti 3 жыл бұрын

Very neat explanation, really helpful, thank you

@PatternLabLondon 3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome, I'm glad it was helpful!

@BunyaminSalman 7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for the useful information, great narration.

@PatternLabLondon 7 ай бұрын

Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it!

@LanNguyen-dm2ew 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind guidance.

@PatternLabLondon 3 жыл бұрын

You're most welcome

@luxesophia2787 7 ай бұрын

Wonderful. Just what I was looking for.

@PatternLabLondon 7 ай бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Good luck with your work :D

@Istomina_patterns Жыл бұрын

This is the best video on youtube, thank you!

@PatternLabLondon Жыл бұрын

Thank you that's a really lovely comment! I'm glad we could help.

@tatitooromero1661 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! you are amazing!!!

@PatternLabLondon Жыл бұрын

Thank you! You are so welcome!

@debbies 9 ай бұрын

Very helpful. Thank you!

@PatternLabLondon 9 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@Brungilda83 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sooooooooooooo much!!!! I wish i found this video before. much much applicate

@PatternLabLondon 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@hollyzoll9033 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! Maybe this tip could save someone some time. Once you copy your elements you can click on your next artboard and go to edit "Paste in Place" or "Paste on All Artboards". You would only need to copy 2 of the registration marks for most of the pages. This eliminates having to align.

@PatternLabLondon Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip! That's a great idea/ tip. It would be more accurate and save time! I'll try it. Thanks again.

@thefatfashionstudent2248 Жыл бұрын

@@PatternLabLondon the shortcut for paste in place is "ctrl/cmd f" instead of "ctrl/cmd v" after copying with "ctrl/cmd c"

@yasamanhoorfar5205 Жыл бұрын

you are the best! thank you!!

@PatternLabLondon Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! I'm glad i could help.

@RebecaNavarro 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!!🥺Im moving of country and I was looking for a complete tutorial to make digital all the patterns, because I cant take with me all that binders i have with patterns🙈🙈🙈. Your video is the best i found, that was my question, how to do it with a home printer.

@PatternLabLondon 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@alydagilmore8251 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great videos! I wish I'd know about this technique years ago. Setting up the artboards was very simple but I couldn't get it to print properly until I added bleeds. My artboards are 16" x 10" (tabloid paper) but printed on the top left of the page unless I added a 1/2" bleed on all sides. I'm too embarrassed to tell you how long it took me to figure that out! I've got a background in web design, with strong programming skills, so I decided to write a script for the page numbering. It's heavily commented so it should be pretty easy to tweak for positioning and font style. Unfortunately, KZfaq doesn't seem to allow links in the comment field so I can share it.

@PatternLabLondon Жыл бұрын

Hmmm. I didn't know you couldn't share links. Possibly write it without the and I can repost it. If it helps people then brilliant.

@chikafe Жыл бұрын

omg this is vid is so helpful, thank you very much!!!

@PatternLabLondon Жыл бұрын

I'm glad it was helpful! Enjoy.

@WitchStitchRachel 7 ай бұрын

Seriously, thank you so much!

@PatternLabLondon 6 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Enjoy.

@slowtraditions 3 жыл бұрын

I have watched and learned so much from your videos, please make a video on grading patterns in AI. Thank you for the great content.

@PatternLabLondon 3 жыл бұрын

We have a tutorial that demonstrates how grading might be done in Adobe Illustrator but not how to grade. You can find it here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b8mbksSEyLu1mXk.html. I hope it helps.

@asafhagbi3638 3 жыл бұрын

God bless you, thanks a lot!

@PatternLabLondon 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@shmwmlam3953 2 жыл бұрын

best video on this subject. watched tons of videos but no one covered this detailed like you did! edit- how are you gonna make this template if we are going to print in multiple printers?

@PatternLabLondon 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your lovely comment! Great question. We've already created a downloadable print template pack that has been tested on a variety of printers. You can download it here: patternlab.london/home/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/PDF-PRINT-TEMPLATE-PACK.zip. Otherwise, find your printer's printable area and reduce it by around 1- 1.5cm on both width and height. Then create your PDF templates using this print area. You could reduce it even further to absolutely ensure it fits most printers, however, you will produce patterns that require more pages to print the same pattern.

@shmwmlam3953 2 жыл бұрын

@@PatternLabLondon Omg! thank you for everything! love your tutorials

@bobbierothrock3028 Жыл бұрын

I know this video is old, but just found. Thank you for teaching this. BTW, the "inch" symbol is a double quote " the singe quote ' you used is for feet, which is why you didn't see it make the correct hash mark when you were copying your first inch line.

@PatternLabLondon Жыл бұрын

Ah! OK, that makes sense. I should probably know that. Thanks for letting me know. I normally use cm so not that used to inches.

@wearwhatyoumake 4 ай бұрын

Hi Ralph! I wanted to ask - why did you decrease the length and width amounts on the print area measurements by 3 centimeters for the print area? If you stated it, I do apologize I missed it. Great tutorial...this series is awesome.

@veejayfloresca 5 ай бұрын

thank you!!!

@PatternLabLondon 4 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@dilekkarasakal7600 Жыл бұрын

adamın dibi sonunda aradığım videoyu buldum

@PatternLabLondon Жыл бұрын

Bu harika bir haber! Zevk almak

@Liwe456 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, great tutorial! I have one question though. How do I get a line where the pages will be cut (or I guess a line around each page) that will work as a guide to help cut the pages straight before glueing them together?

@PatternLabLondon 2 жыл бұрын

You could draw a rectangle (using the "rectangle tool" - keyboard shortcut = M) around each page and then give it a line width (no fill) of 1pt. Do this for each page and when printed you would see a bounding box that displays where to cut the page. Be aware your pattern will have a line over each A4 PDF page. Maybe make the line colour a light grey and about 0.5pt to make it less prominent but still visible. I Hope that helps!?

@LucasAssis2 Жыл бұрын

What an awesome tutorial!! Thank you so much for putting so much time and effort into making this video! I have one question though. When I print my whole template, a couple of pages get scaled up or down by 2 or 3 millimeters and the registration marks don't match perfectly. This may be a problem with my printer, but I would like to know if this is normal and has happened to anyone else too. I kinda average the positioning out and in the end it comes out ok, but it is bugging me lol

@PatternLabLondon Жыл бұрын

Make sure you are printing to scale and the print templates are the correct size for your printer. Use A4 for UK printers or US letter for US printers. You can even reduce the size of your print area to ensure your pattern and the markers are within the printers print area. I hope that helps?

@sahara2170 3 жыл бұрын

very thanks 🤩

@PatternLabLondon 3 жыл бұрын

No problem at all!

@stankythecat6735 2 жыл бұрын

Quick pro tip ! Any FedEx location ( or print shop ) and print 36 inches wide and as long as you like… I printed three dresses and two basic blocks for less than 20$. It’s so fast and the paper is lovely

@PatternLabLondon 2 жыл бұрын

Great tip!

@ilma.zakir.10 6 ай бұрын

Thnx

@PatternLabLondon 4 ай бұрын

You;re very welcome!

@yasamanhoorfar5205 Жыл бұрын

For those of you using Mac to print and you're printing directly from Adobe Acrobat, you may run into the same annoying problem that I was running into. Just make sure the "page sizing and handling" is set to "poster" not "size"

@PatternLabLondon Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

@ch.e03 Ай бұрын

Will it still be accurate though? The preview looks very off with "poster" selected. I'm having the same printing issue :/

@sean-henryfitzsimons2370 Жыл бұрын

this was amazing! My only thing would be how to delete unwanted artboards?

@PatternLabLondon Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment! You can delete unwanted art boards by clicking File>Document Setup> "Edit Artboards" You will then be able to click to select any Artboard. Once it is selected, click backspace on your keyboard to delete it. I hope that helps!

@TheBbarross 3 жыл бұрын

Hello,this setup works on A4 size 8.27 by 11.26 inches ? My print won't accept to change for A4 size 210 by 297 mm....

@londonjacks8371 2 жыл бұрын

Simply Brilliant! Is there a way to add a watermark across the PDF template?

@PatternLabLondon 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, you could always place an image of your brand's logo over the top of each page. Simply, copy and paste the logo to each artboard, position it as you wish and move it to the top of the layers ensuring it sits above your pattern. Finally, save the document and add password protection. I hope this helps!

@londonjacks8371 2 жыл бұрын

@@PatternLabLondon Thank you, I’m slowly learning from your tutorials, which are very good 👍

@susied8795 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video. I have a pdf pattern that someone on Fiverr made me but she made it the wrong size so I tried to use this technique to fix it. Tip for anyone who has Photoshop, not Illustrator; the two are not interchangeable. After setting up artboards in PSD I found it won't let me paste a pattern on a layer above them; it forces the pattern into a single artboard. I think it's because the artboards aren't a normal layer in PSD; they're some kind of an artboard entity with different rules. So I guess I'll download a 30 day trial of IL to get my pdf. Thank you for this video, though, it was very helpful.

@PatternLabLondon Жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting us know. I've never tried pattern making in Photoshop. I'm not sure if it's a good place to try. You will learn a lot and have fun creating patterns in Adobe Illustrator though. Good luck!

@lilldrieb Жыл бұрын

first of all thank youvery much for all your brilliant videos... they are so good and helpful.... but i have a little problem... at the 24.57 min when you paste your pattern into your artboards.... on mine i have only half my pattern showing... it is completly blank on the second artboard... can you please help me thank you very much

@PatternLabLondon Жыл бұрын

Hmmm. That is odd. Possibly you are pasting your pattern into a clipping mask. I would double click your mouse away from the artboard (grey area around the artboards). This should exit any clipping mask. Try then to re-paste your pattern.

@lilldrieb Жыл бұрын

Thank you I don't really know what I did but after a few goes I manage to do and pasted my pattern in the right place . Thank you for your videos and all your hard work that you share. I really appreciate it. Cheers and Take care

@nablomkpatternmaking5649 2 жыл бұрын

please can you teach clear add pattern in the end of the video, i don't know how to copy and paste. thank you so much

@PatternLabLondon 2 жыл бұрын

Once you've created your PDF print template, simply open your digital pattern inAdobe illustrator , select the entire pattern, copy and paste it to the PDF print template. Then arrange your patterns to fit and save it as a PDF document. you can then print it. We have a tutorial on how to do this here: patternlab.london/home/project/create-pdf-sewing-patterns/

@dawaheasy8243 Жыл бұрын

Super man

@PatternLabLondon Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@carolinaarbea7528 3 жыл бұрын

will your 20 % stretch dress graded pattern work for lycra fabric or nylon spandex ?

@PatternLabLondon 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Carolina, Yes absolutely as long as the fabric has a stretch ratio of around 20% you should be fine. We have a tutorial to show you how to find the stretch ratio of the fabric. You can find it here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fs2ImpOfuM6bp40.html

@carolinaarbea7528 3 жыл бұрын

@@PatternLabLondon its around 30 but i want it to b fitted not baggy but i wanna get the design lab graded pattern for the body con dress ... soo was i wondering if 25 or 30 % 💭35% if 35 is too much.... jus stick to the 20% designlab graded pattern for milkshine nylon spandex

@michellen6508 2 жыл бұрын

Am I able to import patterns/files from PAD system into illustrator to do this?

@PatternLabLondon 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Michelle, I've not used that software before. It all depends on how they output their files. I would recommend asking them directly. Adobe Illustrator accepts Ai, SVG, PDF and DXF. I hope that helps.

@TutorialConspiracy 11 ай бұрын

I'm probably being daft, but when I followed this tutorial and printed through PDF it still didn't work and there are no cutting lines so I found it hard to match together, is there something I'm missing in the printing process?

@PatternLabLondon 10 ай бұрын

Did you add registration marks or the diamonds at each corner? These will show you where to cut each page edge. I would recommend following the tutorial again are giving it another go. Otherwise you can download our PDF print template pack using this page: patternlab.london/home/newsletter-sign-up/

@Aryamoony 4 ай бұрын

thank you, when I distribute vertically or horizzontally they dont distribute equally. i tried everything and I do not know why

@PatternLabLondon 4 ай бұрын

Yep... We definitely had a conversation about this on the phone. I'm glad we managed to fix it!

@Aryamoony 4 ай бұрын

@@PatternLabLondon yes, thank you so much for the help! The thr end it was 2 matters: make less points and also it was a problem from my printing machine 😊

@LovelyDollsAndToys Жыл бұрын

I have a problam I did all the steps, but when I want to print the pattern in pdf it is not centered it is on left side on and the top, so when I want to print it it cuts top and one side, please can you help me fix this issue?

@PatternLabLondon Жыл бұрын

It sounds like your template is too big for your printers print area. Follow the steps again, this time making sure you know your printer's print area. The height and width measurements. Finally create artboards that fit that area. Reducing the artboard's measurements by 1cm for width and height might help also. Good luck!

@alydagilmore8251 Жыл бұрын

@@PatternLabLondon I had the same problem until I added a bleed to make up the difference in artboard/paper size. For example, my artboards are 16 x 10 with a 1/2" bleed to make the total size 17 x 11 (tabloid).

@bbrachman Жыл бұрын

How does this take into consideration any laser printer will not print to the edge of the paper? A4 or Letter? It seems to me that some of your pattern will get cut off.

@PatternLabLondon Жыл бұрын

The artboard dimensions are created to match the printer's printable area. Therefore, when the pattern pieces are added to the artboards or PDF print template, they will print within the printers printable area and not require borderless printing. It's hard to explain but the concept has been tested many times and works well. Simply create your artboards and PDF print templates using your printers printable area dimensions.

@bbrachman Жыл бұрын

@@PatternLabLondon Makes perfect sense to me. The Artboards are continuous and if they are the same size as the printable area, there will be no gaps in the prints. Registration marks will line up. I have to try it. I think finding the exact size of my HP laserjet might take some trial and error.