

I’m not sure I even know what software and programs would help make this process any easier. “I use AI to draft and grade my patterns and to draw my illustrations. A cost effective version of one of those programs would be amazing!”-Jenn from Jennuine Design. These programs work well for me, but I know there are industry programs that make things like placing notches and grading more streamlined. “I use Adobe Illustrator for the pattern design, and Adobe InDesign for the tutorial. So it’s probably something that I will never use.”-Kennis Wong of Itch To Stitch. I know about Gerber Technology, but since that is enterprise software, it’s likely to be hundred of thousands of dollars.

I’d love to learn what ready-to-wear designers are using. And then I use Adobe InDesign to do the layout. “I use Adobe Illustrator to draft my patterns and create illustrations.

There is bit of a learning curve, but once you are familiar with these programs the design process is so much easier.”- Amanda Kaufmann, Mandy K Designs “I use Adobe Creative Cloud software when designing my patterns (Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop). Read what some pattern designers said about Adobe software:

Check out Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign just to name a view. ( image credit) Software/Programs (professional/semi professional):Īdobe: they have many different types of software for creating, designing and editing. There is a free version available to try out the basics. This is great for professionally looking graphics perhaps for the title page of your patterns. Sketchbook: this is an awesome service/tool which can be downloaded to your pc, iPhone, ipad to let you sketch your designs. It’s a great way to get started and learn basics such as free form drawing, resizing, cropping and much more! GIMP: a free software which allows you to retouch and edit images and add text/writing. Note, some of the links below are from our affiliates – please see our disclosure policy HERE). That’s why we have compiled a ‘Big List of Patternmaking Software’ for YOU! Best place of resources is the internet but there are so many pages of all kinds of information, where do I start? With a pattermaking software list. Let’s make a sewing pattern! Great idea but how? When starting to make your own patterns, either for your own family or for your business you want to learn how.
