---
title: new-design
---
Published as [@freesewing/new-design][1], this is an
initializer package for a new FreeSewing design.
## Usage
```sh
npx @freesewing/new-design
```
## Notes
The package will run an interactive script and install a standalone
development environment which can be used to develop and test a new
FreeSewing design and to generate patterns from that design.
:::note RELATED
Please see our
[Getting Started tutorial](/tutorials/getting-started-linux/dev-setup#stand-alone-development)
for more information about how to set up and start the standalone
development environment.
:::
[1]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@freesewing/new-design
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