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author: "joostdecock"
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caption: "Open 24/7 from now onwards"
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date: "2017-08-25"
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image: "https://cdn.sanity.io/images/hl5bw8cj/site-content/444b63db2120d50eb52004b2017c992624bbb66e-2000x1333.jpg"
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intro: "Freesewing.org is open for business. That is, the business of giving away free sewing patterns"
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title: "Freesewing.org is open for business. That is, the business of giving away free sewing patterns"
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---
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When I released freesewing core back in March,
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I did not expect it to take another 5 months to finally have a proper front-end for it,
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but here we are.
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From today onwards,
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[freesewing.org](https://freesewing.org/)
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is the place to be for your made-to-measure sewing patterns.
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If you're new to freesewing,
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I suggest you start reading [the about page](/about/),
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which hopefully does a half-decent attempt at describing what this thing is.
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> As of today mmp will no longer allow new users to sign up and after a grace period of a few months, I will shut it down
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If you do know what I'm doing here,
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or you saw *An open-source platform for made-to-measure sewing patterns*
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at the top of this page and that was enough for you to figure it out,
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this announcement comes after 18 months of work to reinvent my previous site,
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[makemypattern.com](https://makemypattern.com/).
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Speaking of which,
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makemypattern.com has so far generated more than 6500 sewing patterns,
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so I think it's fair to say it's been a good run.
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But [every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGytDsqkQY8).
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So as of today mmp will no longer allow new users to sign up
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and after a grace period of a few months, I will shut it down.
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Update your bookmarks people,
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because [freesewing.org](https://freesewing.org/) is where it's at.
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## Everything is new or different, and hopefully better
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The idea of generating made-to-measure sewing patterns based on your measurements is the same.
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Apart from that, pretty much everything you see here is different.
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I've written before about the choices I've made when building this frontend.
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The [matters of principle and ethics](/en/blog/privacy-choices/)
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as wel as [the technical stuff](/en/blog/freesewing-goes-jamstack/).
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Today, I won't go into the details of how things work under the hood.
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Instead, I'd like to briefly highlight some of the most significant changes for the users of the site. Hopefully, that includes you.
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### Patterns vs drafts
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I told you earlier that mmp generated over 6500 patterns.
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I can also tell you that mmp has 10 patterns available.
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So which one is it, 10 or 6500?
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Well, it depends on the context. Which is ambigious and confusing.
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Now, patterns are patterns, and drafts are drafts.
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That is, a draft is what you generate from a pattern. It's a pattern drafted to your exact specifications.
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I hope that in using both terms consistently, it will become self-explanatory.
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So, for freesewing that means there are 12 patterns available,
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from which a number of drafts have been generated that you can track live on
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[the status page](/status).
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### New patterns, and blocks
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Currently, 12 patterns are available on freesewing.org.
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All 10 from mmp (note: some have had their name changed)
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plus the new [Sven Sweatshirt](/patterns/sven) and the [Brian Body Block](/patterns/brian).
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The block also existed in the mmp backend, but it wasn't available to you.
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So that's another change, I am making all my blocks (slopers) available.
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And more is coming, I currently have 3 patterns and 1 block that I am working on.
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They are not ready yet, and I didn't want to delay the release for them,
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but I hope to have them all out before the end of the year.
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What I'm saying is, watch this space.
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Or better, check the links at the bottom of this page for social media accounts to follow.
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### Better support for *les autres*
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I [tried](https://makemypattern.com/blog/imperial-units-have-been-spotted-and-they-might-break-things)
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and [failed](https://makemypattern.com/blog/imperial-units-not-worth-it) to add support for imperial units to makemypattern.com.
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This time around, both metric and imperial are fully supported. You can set your preferred units in your account settings.
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And in each model you can set the units seperately, just in case you happen to sew for people living in different parts of the world.
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Speaking of different parts of the world, freesewing core fully supports different languages.
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You can get your pattern in a number of languages, and if yours is not listed you can help with the translation.
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Arguably, that is a bit of a half-measure when this site is only in English, but baby steps, right?
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### Compare to catch issues early
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One of the common pitfalls is that people take measurements the wrong way.
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When they generate a pattern, those incorrect measurements can sometimes really mess up the pattern
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in a way that can be hard to spot if you are not familiar with the pattern.
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One way to tackle that is with better measuring instructions, which I have added.
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But what I really wanted was a way to make spot issues in an easy way.
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Comparing yourself to others is the fastest way to be unhappy.
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But in this case, there's value to a comparison.
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Putting your pattern side by side with a pattern that is known to be correct
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can help you spot any issues that go beyond size differences.
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So, comparison is built-in. Every time you generate a draft, you get two things:
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- Your drafted pattern
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- A comparison of your draft to a range of standard sizes
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It's a way to quickly eyeball your draft for any glaring issues before you start working with it.
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### Paperless because trees are precious, and printers not a given
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Something that I am curious to see whether it will catch on are paperless drafts.
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Apart from the obvious upside of saving paper, I hope this will allow people who don't have access to
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a printer to use freesewing.
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The idea is that you don't have to print your pattern.
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Instead, you can transfer it directly onto fabric or another medium.
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To make that possible, the pattern comes with detailed dimensions and a metric grid (or imperial grid if you're into that)
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that helps you transfer all the information.
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As I said, I'm curious to see whether this will be useful to people, but I felt it was worth a try.
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### I've got your back (up)
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Also new is that when you draft a pattern, I will keep that draft for you, and it will remain available.
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You can come back at any time to re-download the pattern, or tweak it, redraft it, or fork it.
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Yes [fork it](/docs/site/fork), which is kinda cool because you can also fork patterns from other people after they've shared their draft.
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You can also add your own notes to your drafts (and to your models for that matter).
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### Community-driven blog and showcase
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Your makes deserve better than a Flickr album somewhere, so I've added showcases to the site.
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The idea is to have a grabbag of examples here on the site of things people have made.
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Obviously, I can't add your work if I don't know about it,
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so either get in touch of make sure to use the #freesewing hashtag when posting about it.
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Speaking of posting, the freesewing blog is also open to your contributions if you feel you have something to share.
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### Badges baby
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This is a bit silly, but you can now unlock [badges](/docs/site/badges) on the site.
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I added the feature initially because I wanted to find a way to
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thank the people who took part in the early access program.
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A while ago, I opened up an early access version of the site to
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those people who were interested, and I would like to thank all of
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you who tried out the site, reported issues, or merely gave feedback or encouragements.
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Those of you who took part should all get that coveted early access badge.
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If it's missing from [your profile](/profile), [get in touch](/contact).
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Other badges are available, including one for signing up on launch day. [The full list of badges is here](/docs/site/badges).
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## What happens now?
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Maybe it's just me, but after every major project comes to completion,
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I tend to slide into a black hole of *is this it?* disillusionment.
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I might need a few weeks to bounce back from that, but don't let that stop you from giving me
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[your feedback and opinions](/contact) on the site.
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And if you manage to break something, you can [create an issue](https://github.com/freesewing/site/issues/new).
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## One last thing
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I've worked on this for about a year and a half, and especially the last 11 months or so rather intensively.
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Now that it's ready, would you help me spread the news a little?
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If you could tell somebody about this or perhaps tweet or write about it, you'd do me a real favour.
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Thank you
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