How to create PDF Patterns Two Ways Illustrator AND Procreate iPad

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5 жыл бұрын

In this tutorial, I show you how to take a physical sewing pattern and turn it into a digital PDF. It's fully printable at home, and you can even create your own patterns to sell online! I show you how to do this in two different ways, with Adobe Illustrator, or with ProCreate on the iPad.
Whether you draped a custom pattern, designed it using the flat pattern method, or are trying to copy an item of clothing you already have, this is the perfect tutorial for you!
It's really easy to make patterns once you have them digitized. Not only is it saving valuable paper, but also saves you a ton of space because you don't have to store your physical patterns any more, not once they are all digital!
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@ericalangdon955 6 күн бұрын

I am pretty sure that you are a hero to mankind. THANK YOU. I use Procreate and you were so quick, efficient, concise, helpful...I adore you!

@simiquaver 4 жыл бұрын

Nice tutorial. One thing though - there is an easier and more accurate way to add a seam allowance in Illustrator. Select the path you want to add the seam allowance too. Next choose Object-path-offset path. For Offset, enter your desired seam allowance (e.g. .625" for 5/8 inch). Join is what you want the corners to look like. All work well. I particularly like Bevel. Hit OK and the seam allowance is added and your done. Easy.

@AmberWestbrook 4 жыл бұрын

Hey, thank you so much! That's a really great tip, I didn't even think of doing it like that, but it is way better!

@Madebyroe_ 4 жыл бұрын

Wow such a great tip!!!! Thank you Mike!

@Madebyroe_ 4 жыл бұрын

Is there a trick to not get the seam allowance on all sides?

@JanelleSpeaks 4 жыл бұрын

MikeSews_Mpls can you make a tut

@shemar3572 2 жыл бұрын

Yes I just learned that today!!!!

@AlysonJackson 3 жыл бұрын

i love how you explained this in a concise manner! sometimes i get so lost when someone takes too long explaining something or when all isn’t explained bc they’re trying to fit a long video into a short video but you nailed doing that! i am so happy to be hopefully start selling my patterns and clothes during the school year :)

@diywithlots3870 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 🙏 This is well understood and I love that you made the tutorial short and straight to the point ❣️

@rebeccacampbellmusic936 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you SO much for making this tutorial! So helpful :)

@adamburjuva 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, that opened my mind a lot. Thank you so much!!

@ruchagurjar4376 3 жыл бұрын

This was such a great tutorial. Thank you for this ❤️

@RASwann-ex1yr 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! As an aspiring Fashion designer who can't yet go to fashion school, this has been really helpful to me and on my journey to make patterns for clothes.

@BarbaraFischer4 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this tutorial, Amber! And love your pyp's appearance. 🐶

@itsmeJennaL Жыл бұрын

Sooo helpful! Glad you included procreate. That will make things so much faster for me. Lots of love your way ❤

@EncoderFashion 4 жыл бұрын

That is very helpful, thanks Amber.

@shaunalittle9313 2 жыл бұрын

I learned more from your video that reading the whole google search on cad pattern design. I use both Ai and Procreate, and you simplified it so seamlessly (pun intended) that I'm a little stupefied! Thank you and bless you from the bottom of my heart. Finally a video that is intelligent and straight forward! Shauna

@alterramoda5821 2 жыл бұрын

If you have a projector, you can draw a rectangle of known dimension on a piece of dotted paper and hang it on a wall. Then draw a rectangle of the same dimension in illustrator, autocad, gerber etc.. Project your workspace matching the rectangle on your computer to the one on the wall via zooming, keying until they match exactly. now any patterns placed on the wall within your rectangle will be 1:1. Simply tape patterns within the rectangle and trace the patterns out in your application of choice! I use the rectangle's straight lines for CF, CB GRAIN etc... instead of tracing them so my pieces are automatically square in the computer. This method gives you the benefit of comparing the patterns with your digitized pieces and lets you edit/alter your 'digitized' patterns more accurately.

@shesayssew6891 3 жыл бұрын

Oh, Amber, such a great tutorial!!! Thank you for making it! I'll be re-watching it and using it for some of the patterns I can't create with my CAD system. Pos. brilliant!

@AmberWestbrook 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@ValentinaGonzalez-lo1ni 2 жыл бұрын

Nice tutorial and finally an alternative to illustrator :)

@AlohaSewingCompany 3 жыл бұрын

This is amazingggg. The to-the-point method is how I learn. I get lost with other tutorials. Can you do one on size grading in AI? PLEASE!

@zalanahara270 2 жыл бұрын

This was amazing thank you for the info

@SheerStitchery 2 жыл бұрын

For seam allowances you can also use the offset line function and set the exact seam allowance. Lovely tutorial 🥰

@IPv6Freely 3 жыл бұрын

Instead of copying your sewing line to create the seam allowance, you can just select your object and go to Object > Path > Offset Path and put in your seam allowance size. Easy!

@bananahannah191 4 жыл бұрын

Very very helpful, thank you!

@bergsmafamilyworship7298 3 жыл бұрын

the best simplest tutorial I've found.

@gabbychirinos 5 жыл бұрын

💕💕💕💕 Very informational!!

@docgallery 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. This is really helpful. I have procreate never knew I could do it on procreate. Pls do grading next. I really appreciate this video

@cressidaaaaa Жыл бұрын

This was helpful for the pro create one. I wish you went more in detail for both programs tho but hopefully you can consider it for another video please

@fashionnursekesha 4 жыл бұрын

I'm surely going to try

@mumjourney3672 2 жыл бұрын

Dear Amber. I’m keeping watching agian and agian your tutorial video . It was so wonderful and you showed exactly two simple way to make pattern . I love sew when I’m kids , now I’m mother of 4 kids . And i still love to sew and design . I wish one day i can open sewing pattern online , but the things my English is second English . I could not write correct English because I’m not go to school learn English . i could not write correct grammar lol..i wish i can good English like all guy . But i am love very much your shared . I’m appreciate so much you takes time make video . God blessed .

@nancywickman4902 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. This is exactly what I've been wanting to do with the fashion doll patterns I design. Can you tell me what format your original photo is in? JPEG?

@canaphany1 2 жыл бұрын

thank you very helpful.

@sew2prosper Жыл бұрын

Life saver!

@juliannazinchenko 4 жыл бұрын

Thank u for this!!!!

@shethshivali5853 3 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial for iPad users

@lisapro1330 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video...Can we grading our patterns with procreate?

@thebigtipowski 2 жыл бұрын

Perfecto. Thank you

@alaynewilliams9685 4 жыл бұрын

Hi! Great tutorial! I was wondering if when someone prints the pages out and tries to tape them together, should there be extra margin on each page to overlap pages and tape it all together so it wont mess up the size?

@mkironman55 4 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial. A thumbs up for sure. I don't make clothing. I do woodworking. Kayaks and Stand Up Paddle boards. I have a program to design the cross sections which can be printed on my printer on 8 1/2 X 11 paper. The pieces then have to be taped together to then serve as the pattern to be transferred to the wood. The same as you would have to do multiple pages for one piece . It's a lengthy procedure. I have been looking at ways to turn them into PDF files that can be brought to Staples and printed on 24 or 36 inch wide . The woman told me that as long as it fit within the 24 or 36 inch , it could be as long as I wanted. I would also like to be able to sell the full size patterns online. I looked at a few PDF editors and found it somewhat confusing and frustrating. I'm computer literate, but not a programmer. Anyway, heck, you make it look so easy, that even I can do it. Thank you for the lesson. Now It seems so clear. Can't wait to get started.

@lironladenheim2703 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this great video! How does it work with the fact that you have the letter size artboards and the full size art board on top of it? How would you use this feature when printing?

@mcomeslast 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I’m going to get procreate and want to digitize a pattern so I can then import them into an embroidery program. I didn’t want to pay a subscription to illustrator since I have no other use for it.

@NicLaShanette 4 жыл бұрын

Love the video but any tips on grading

@allymclean4602 8 ай бұрын

BABES! Amazing, need help with the pixel converting bc why does it matter and how do I do it? How do I know how much I need?

@jcesarnyc8115 10 ай бұрын

YOU ARE AMAZING!

@AmberWestbrook 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Faeriehood 3 жыл бұрын

Know that this ---> 👍 is a BIG thumbs up. You just saved me a major headache! Well explained, clear details, and nice options! I need to start making patterns and this is just what I was looking for. Thank you...Just subbed 🥳

@AmberWestbrook 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you! Glad to have you here!

@recuerdomariposas 4 жыл бұрын

thanks!!! gracias desde Chile - southamerica

@kyrieeleisoncouture 3 жыл бұрын

The real mvp for procreate!

@AmberWestbrook 3 жыл бұрын

I love the app, it's so great!

@Janinekroes 4 жыл бұрын

Can you make a tutorial how to grade your sewing pattern

@jasmine-je4gv 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you so much for this 💕 Not all heroes wear capes :,)

@AmberWestbrook 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped! Thank you so much!

@zoejones1725 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Amber, do you know anything about using illustrator on IPad to do this type of thing? Many thanks for the video

@kimboclothes 3 жыл бұрын

can you do a tutorial on how to print with the adobe illustrator version? Im having some troubles

@gregoryperson3748 4 жыл бұрын

I don't have and iPad but if I wanted to get a android tablet, like an ipad, would I be able to digitize my sewing patterns as well?

@blue32nu 2 жыл бұрын

Could you digitize a pattern from an actual garment? As in you broke the seams, layer it flat and photograph it and run the same steps to create an actual pattern? I'm wanting to use this for upholstery (car seat covers) if I can skip a step of tracing the actual piece to paper and just go straight to illustrate?

@artistlifeinnyc4089 2 жыл бұрын

it is good , question do you do that in your job? thank you

@photopicstyle8135 4 жыл бұрын

I tried in procreate didn't work for me, it seems to fail from the conversion part even with the correct numbers as soon I convert the pixels it does only cover a tiny part of the pattern even when I add huge amounts of pixels to experiment to it prints tiny, feel I'm missing a step , lost what to do and comes out tiny , will have to keep searching how to do this, thanks anyway will keep the vid and try and battle this out

@iamautumnfoxx 3 ай бұрын

Hello, can you use the procreate pattern as a projector file (project from a projector onto fabric ) and cut directly ?

@fionatavernier3490 3 жыл бұрын

I have an Ai. file of a pattern I drafted that I had digitally graded by a pattern grader. How do I take that file and then proceed as you have shown in this video? Also, my graded pattern is currently oriented horizontally rather that vertically.

@cressidaaaaa 3 жыл бұрын

Seems simple but I need a more detailed video. I never used Adobe illustrator or procreate before so I’m stillllll lost on doing these techniques

@darihernandezstudio 4 жыл бұрын

Sooo awesome! I had been wondering how to do this. My question is, how were you able to get a perfectly straight line and curves? Did you have to hold down your pen for a few seconds or is there a tool in Procreate that while smooth out a line or curve enough for it to look good?

@badassbride9718 3 жыл бұрын

did you manage to make it work in procreate I could not work it out

@chawsumoe7435 4 жыл бұрын

nice

@Yeimarisquad Жыл бұрын

what about for offering different sizes?

@nanjixing 2 жыл бұрын

Can transfer this into digital fashion app。?

@winstonalpuerto6928 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Amber are you from KAUST in Jeddah Saudi Arabia? just asking ? by the way i like your youtube channel. thanks

@iamjadaci 3 жыл бұрын

How do you make patterns from the design that you made on pro create

@elizabethcriss7938 Жыл бұрын

How do you make your lines straight in procreate?

@noddiedobby 3 жыл бұрын

Hi thanks for your video. Can it be used by just regular laptop?

@AmberWestbrook 3 жыл бұрын

Yes you can! If you have Illustrator or Adobe CC.

@ReginaApple007 10 ай бұрын

I must have watched 100 videos trying to find this information

@AmberWestbrook 10 ай бұрын

So glad I could help!

@TeeCup__ Жыл бұрын

Is there any way I could do this without adobe acrobat?

@samisalomon3599 3 жыл бұрын

can I convert MDL , DXF files to PDF ?

@mehissindustries9211 4 жыл бұрын

hello Dear Amber ,, i have some questions can you help me

@101Falak 3 жыл бұрын

Thank youuu! Can we please talk about printing set up so that there is no border and it prints to size, please :(

@AmberWestbrook 3 жыл бұрын

I usually either cut the border off or fold it over and tape, I don't have a printer that prints to the edge, so I'm pretty sure there will always be overlap.

@gulcinlarsen1328 5 жыл бұрын

👌👌👌

@AGT1111 5 жыл бұрын

Very helpful video! At 6:27, how did you scale the pattern up to its exact size?

@AmberWestbrook 5 жыл бұрын

It's the icon in the top left, the arrow button, then make sure in settings that your scale is set to "magnetic" so it locks in place and pinch the screen to enlarge until your pattern matches up with the measurement. Hope this helps!! Good luck!

@bikinibynikkilynn 3 жыл бұрын

Can we address the margin issue?

@andreakennedy581 3 жыл бұрын

Okay but how do you scale down

@user-mf1uo4hx7m 5 жыл бұрын

hello i wanna ask a question ,how do u know how much is the seam allowance u draw?

@AmberWestbrook 5 жыл бұрын

I draw a 5/8 inch seam allowance. You can check it using the ruler tool, because it should be to scale once you size it all correctly. For swimwear and intimates I do a much smaller seam allowance because I use my serger. Hopefully that helps!

@surmetidon7668 3 жыл бұрын

❤️

@ahmedmahmodm 4 жыл бұрын

I love you

@AmberWestbrook 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@snuggebies 4 жыл бұрын

can someone please tell me i have been asking countless people how do i get started and who or where can i go to get started creating my own sewing patterns for sale. i can design sew the sample but i do no know how to grade them and get it from flat paper to and printable pattern and or like McCalls pattern

@laureneliset 4 жыл бұрын

Sharmaine Radcliffe Hi, I’m learning through PatternLab London and it’s really helpful if you want to learn with illustrator

2 жыл бұрын

I tried 5 times and never got the right measurement I am discouraged 😪😞

@JANEMTV 3 жыл бұрын

one question, would you do this for a fashion designer trying to digitize thier patterns and don't know how to do it themselves?

@AmberWestbrook 3 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry I don't do it for others because my skills are not at a level I'm comfortable calling professional. I do it for my own patterns because all the heat for any mistakes would be on me, I wouldn't want to put anyone else in that position. Hope that makes sense :)

@JANEMTV 3 жыл бұрын

@@AmberWestbrook i understand perfectly hey,when you are finally comfortable please come back to this comment, i might need your services in future 💓

@iLoveLeatherNYC 3 жыл бұрын

Hey. I saw your comment and thought I'd respond (hope this is helpful). To digitized you'll need to go through a lot more steps. 1. Your 'sewing sample' must be flawless. Meaning: No further fit corrections or adjustments and ideally a size six. 2. You'll need to hand this off to a seasoned professional pattern-maker. They will need your sewing sample to make the pattern, expect them to charge between $45 - $120 per hour or flat rate for a project, to find someone I would check Craig's List NYC or a place that is known to have fashion professionals. 3. They will get it to this 'flat format' and make sure all the parts needed to make it are correct. 4. Next you need a final sample made from this pattern. This will be the last chance to make any small tweaks to the design (not all pattern makers sew samples, find out first). 5. If you want to sell it in different sizes you need to have it GRADED, it easier to do this if you start with a smaller size, like a six. Lastly it gets digitized to something that can be sold, again not all pattern makers can do this, but many can.

@JANEMTV 3 жыл бұрын

@@iLoveLeatherNYC thank you so much,i already use a size 6 for my pattern making, i guess all i must do is find someone to digitize. I really appreciate your explanation 💓

@iLoveLeatherNYC 3 жыл бұрын

@@JANEMTV You're welcome. Good luck.

@ainsliehiggins5931 4 жыл бұрын

Great Tutorial ! Thank you ! I have one question - when I print my pattern, I lose some of the lines - which are at the top and bottom of each A4 page ( important lines such as the end of the armhole shape ). I think this has something to do with the line bleed but after many attempts, I can't figure it out ! Can you help me ? xx

@satsuke1207 4 жыл бұрын

Isn't it the margin for printing? When you click to print, it might have some margin that you forgot to take out.

@mainredcat4582 3 жыл бұрын

What is the best way you've found to take those initial overhead photos of your paper patterns? Have you come across any device like an optical pen that could trace a pattern piece and have the tracing display in Illustrator?

@AmberWestbrook 3 жыл бұрын

I haven't though if you find anything like that, please let me know and I'll test it out! (If I can!)

@sonyasmith-hughes3326 4 жыл бұрын

I'm sure it all makes sense, and I love your approach from the beginning, however for someone who is new to this it would help if you spoke more slowly. As you are going through the tutorial I lost track, as your speaking got faster and faster, please allow time for the listener to absorb what you are saying. Please slow down as I like what you are offering! Thank you very much x

@allyrich593 3 жыл бұрын

You know you can go to settings, playback and slow the video down yourself, right?

@aliceviews 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, I sent you an email. Hope to hear from you. Thank you.

@wilmaevergreen6594 2 жыл бұрын

Way to fast for anyone to follow

@patriot5548 2 ай бұрын

I have a digital pattern that is too small. When I print it, the instructions say to make sure the printer is set to 100%, BUT can I enlarge by putting in, 120% which will enlarge the pattern to what I need? I am trying to avoid grading, or adding to seams. It is a very simple shirt dress, with no collar, button front, v neck, with short set in sleeves. Thanks so much!!!