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Didn't expect to see sewing patterns on HN, but not complaining, this looks really cool! While on the topic, my girlfriend recently showed me this site: https:

by franga2000 4y ago

Didn't expect to see sewing patterns on HN, but not complaining, this looks really cool! While on the topic, my girlfriend recently showed me this site: https://freesewing.org https://freesewing.org . It's fully open source and all the patterns are actually parametric, meaning you can customize the patterns to exact body measurements. Their custom JS framework for designing patters as well as the rest of the platform is MIT licensed [0] and the patterns are all Creative Commons. [0] https://github.com/freesewing/ https://github.com/freesewing/

ArekDymalski 4y ago
>Didn't expect to see sewing patterns on HN, but not complaining, this looks really cool! Yeah, this page is great example for all those people who despise the role of marketing. The wording, info structure, photos a d so long are making it really appealing. Awesome execution.
- nicbou 4y ago
  I found it a bit hard to understand what the website is about. The community is obviously proud of their approach, but it slightly overshadows the main purpose. Of course I'm just nitpicking, because I love everything about people who build such things. If you're working hard to be as nice as feasible, it's really hard not to advertise it.
  - joostdecock 4y ago
    Thank you for your input. One thing we struggle with is that people have become distrusting of things that are 'free' on the internet (for good reason. So if we're putting a lot of emphasis on how nice we try to play, that's because we have that initial distrust to overcome. Your criticism is valid, I'm merely trying to clarifying why we are putting the communal aspects front and center. If you have suggestions for how we could improve, please share them Joost -- FreeSewing maintainer
    - zucked 4y ago
      It took me a few minutes to wrap my head around how the site works, but I am seriously impressed. It's intuitive and easy to grok. The illustrations are tops, too - love that aspect.
    - narag 4y ago
      I'm not familiar with relevant English vocabulary so I'm confused because authors' names mix with clothes names in the titles, not sure which is which. Also apparently nobody likes polo shirts.
joostdecock 4y ago
Did not expect to see sewing patterns here either, let alone have my side-project mentioned in the first comment. Thank you so much for the shout-out Joost - FreeSewing maintainer
- fezfight 4y ago
  Well thank you for making it! So much knowledge is kept being lock and key and here you are helping set it free. You're a good person
- mittermayr 4y ago
  Your hoodie is still the one thing I show people who are overly surprised when I tell them I picked up sewing a long while back and you can create proper clothes with it. Mine fits perfectly, looks like a "real" hoodie in and out and gets everyone very curious to try making one once they've seen the real thing. So, yeah, thanks for putting in the time to make that (and the videos for it).
  - david_p 4y ago
    Would you share the link to that particular hoodie pattern? I’m interested in trying to make it :)
    - xelxebar 4y ago
      Looks like this is the page of designs: https://freesewing.org/designs/ https://freesewing.org/designs/ I see three different hoodies on there, with the Hugo looking most conventional.
      - mittermayr 4y ago
        That's correct, sorry I didn't see the comment there — it's the Hugo I made a couple of times, also adapted to my girlfriend and worked right out of the box.
        4y ago
Tao3300 4y ago
I see that the tops are differentiated as "with breasts" and "without breasts", but there's no "with/without penis and testicles" to differentiate the pants patterns and that might be uncomfortable and problematic for some folks.
- franga2000 4y ago
  That's controlled by at least 3 parameters: "crotch drop", "crotch seam bend" and "crotch seam angle". I guess breast fit is a complex enough change that doing it with parameters wasn't feasible, so they had to fork the designs.
  - Tao3300 4y ago
    Nice!
- joostdecock 4y ago
  It's because we use/need a bunch of extra measurements to fit breasts. We don't require extra measurements for fitting the groin (although we do have options in relevant designs to create more or less room there). That being said, it's a fair point. Most of the sewing world is still rather strictly segregated between menswear and womenswear. We try to remove that distinction and just deal with bodies, but it's an ongoing journey. We're not there yet, but we'll keep at it.
  - Tao3300 4y ago
    Cool. Keep up the good work!

ArekDymalski 4y ago

>Didn't expect to see sewing patterns on HN, but not complaining, this looks really cool! Yeah, this page is great example for all those people who despise the role of marketing. The wording, info structure, photos a d so long are making it really appealing. Awesome execution.

nicbou 4y ago
I found it a bit hard to understand what the website is about. The community is obviously proud of their approach, but it slightly overshadows the main purpose. Of course I'm just nitpicking, because I love everything about people who build such things. If you're working hard to be as nice as feasible, it's really hard not to advertise it.
- joostdecock 4y ago
  Thank you for your input. One thing we struggle with is that people have become distrusting of things that are 'free' on the internet (for good reason. So if we're putting a lot of emphasis on how nice we try to play, that's because we have that initial distrust to overcome. Your criticism is valid, I'm merely trying to clarifying why we are putting the communal aspects front and center. If you have suggestions for how we could improve, please share them Joost -- FreeSewing maintainer
  - zucked 4y ago
    It took me a few minutes to wrap my head around how the site works, but I am seriously impressed. It's intuitive and easy to grok. The illustrations are tops, too - love that aspect.
  - narag 4y ago
    I'm not familiar with relevant English vocabulary so I'm confused because authors' names mix with clothes names in the titles, not sure which is which. Also apparently nobody likes polo shirts.

joostdecock 4y ago

Did not expect to see sewing patterns here either, let alone have my side-project mentioned in the first comment. Thank you so much for the shout-out Joost - FreeSewing maintainer

fezfight 4y ago
Well thank you for making it! So much knowledge is kept being lock and key and here you are helping set it free. You're a good person
mittermayr 4y ago
Your hoodie is still the one thing I show people who are overly surprised when I tell them I picked up sewing a long while back and you can create proper clothes with it. Mine fits perfectly, looks like a "real" hoodie in and out and gets everyone very curious to try making one once they've seen the real thing. So, yeah, thanks for putting in the time to make that (and the videos for it).
- david_p 4y ago
  Would you share the link to that particular hoodie pattern? I’m interested in trying to make it :)
  - xelxebar 4y ago
    Looks like this is the page of designs: https://freesewing.org/designs/ https://freesewing.org/designs/ I see three different hoodies on there, with the Hugo looking most conventional.
    - mittermayr 4y ago
      That's correct, sorry I didn't see the comment there — it's the Hugo I made a couple of times, also adapted to my girlfriend and worked right out of the box.
      - 4y ago

Tao3300 4y ago

I see that the tops are differentiated as "with breasts" and "without breasts", but there's no "with/without penis and testicles" to differentiate the pants patterns and that might be uncomfortable and problematic for some folks.

franga2000 4y ago
That's controlled by at least 3 parameters: "crotch drop", "crotch seam bend" and "crotch seam angle". I guess breast fit is a complex enough change that doing it with parameters wasn't feasible, so they had to fork the designs.
- Tao3300 4y ago
  Nice!
joostdecock 4y ago
It's because we use/need a bunch of extra measurements to fit breasts. We don't require extra measurements for fitting the groin (although we do have options in relevant designs to create more or less room there). That being said, it's a fair point. Most of the sewing world is still rather strictly segregated between menswear and womenswear. We try to remove that distinction and just deal with bodies, but it's an ongoing journey. We're not there yet, but we'll keep at it.
- Tao3300 4y ago
  Cool. Keep up the good work!