freesewing/markdown/dev/tutorials/pattern-design/en.md

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Pattern design tutorial	50	javascript pattern	developers	You'll learn how to create a FreeSewing pattern. We will take you start to finish, from setting up the development environment up to a completed pattern.	Setting up the development environment Creating a pattern part Using the user's measurements Using pattern options Using the shorthand method Creating points Creating paths Using macros and snippets Testing your pattern Adding seam allowance Adding dimentions for a paperless pattern

Welcome to the FreeSewing tutorial, where you'll learn how to create a made-to-measure sewing pattern, start to finish.

You will be designing a pattern for a baby bib. It's a very simple pattern, but that's the point. Your focus today is on learning FreeSewing and how to translate your designs into code.

At the end of this tutorial, you will have created this pattern:

Before we can get started, let's make sure you have the required software installed on your computer:

Prerequisites

FreeSewing is a JavaScript library that runs on Node.js.

If you don't have Node.js on your system, follow the link above and install it on your system.

When you're done, you can test whether it works by running:

node -v

If you get the node version number, you're all set.