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Storing PDF patterns for easy access
June 30, 2025
(Image source: File Folder Vectors by Vecteezy) Storing PDF patterns for easy access Below you will see my recommendations for storing your PDF patterns, so they are automatically backed-up, and accessible in almost any location. You can also view Branalyn Dailey’s youtube video which goes into more detail and shows the steps needed to install
Wireless connections to a projector
December 2, 2024
Some projectors include wireless casting functionality, and for those that aren’t a casting device can be added to the projector’s HDMI port to make the projector connect wirelessly. Any of the ways to get a projector to cast / screen mirror wirelessly use the local wifi network, and not Bluetooth. (Bluetooth is for sound only.)
Using extended mode to fix screen freezing issues when casting wirelessly from mini projectors
May 31, 2024
Wireless casting on mini projectors is designed for iOS and Android devices, and can often work with Windows or Mac computers even if it’s not a supported feature. But when used on computer, there’s a risk of unreliability of this feature. Sometimes the issue is related to screen resolution, or poor wifi network coverage/long distance
How to fix pattern files that won’t open in software to make pattern fitting adjustments
May 27, 2024
Before projecting and digital editing of patterns became popular with both customers and designers, many designers used Adobe locking features to try to reduce access to the underlying file in the PDFs they created. This was done for the very important goal of preventing thieves from copying and stealing files. But the way Adobe protection
Solutions to 10 times smaller PDF pattern scale problem in Inkscape and projecting software
April 20, 2024
There’s a pattern scale problem that can happen in non-Adobe software like Inkscape or Affinity Designer, that is due to the way Adobe Illustrator saves files that are over 200″ (Illustrator applies a 10X compression to the PDF’s scale, but non-Adobe software doesn’t know about this). This 10x scale problem may also happen when these
Create pattern size layers with Inkscape
September 17, 2023
Create pattern size layers with Inkscape There are a some sewing pattern companies who still don’t offer size layers in their pattern files. If printing, this means lots of ink wasted on sizes we don’t need. If projecting, this makes it harder to to follow our size line when cutting. However, a major advantage of
A short history of the projector sewing movement
September 1, 2023
Projector sewing has become a social movement, as collaboration, knowledge sharing, and innovating are core values that propel the technology to become mainstream, and quickly becoming the most popular way to cut sewing patterns. Here are some highlights of how projector sewing became so popular in such a short time: 2019: Founding of this Projectors for
Inkscape is not that hard to learn, and it makes projector sewing so much easier
September 1, 2023
I debated creating a website dedicated to sharing information about projector sewing and related topics for many years. Until recently, I decided not to because I didn’t feel comfortable promoting Adobe Acrobat Reader as the main tool for projector sewing. Acrobat (or Adobe as most people seems to call it), has become so clunky, much
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Recommendations for designing projector files
For designers this is our recommended layout features to include when creating projector files, based…
The One Page Guide to Projector Sewing
Also available as PDF with clickable links, here: https://bit.ly/onepageguidetoprojectorsewing Projector sewing is easier than ever…
Top Tips for Projector Sewing
This guide includes tips for using the new Pattern Projector, or Project & Cut software…
How to setup projector
After mirroring your screen, now setup projector to have image projecting on to your cutting…
How to connect projector
Mirror your device/computer screen to projector Once you have your projector, before setting it up,…
Projector patterns
Projector pattern companies Almost any PDF pattern can be projected, with the use of the…
Projector Sewing Community
Projector sewing community There are dozens of online projector sewing communities and discussion forums around…