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From: MaryW
Date: 04-24-2007, 12:15 PM (1 of 37)
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I have never heard of these patterns before. Has anyone tried them? http://sewingpatterns.com/leko-main.html MaryW
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From: DorothyL
Date: 04-24-2007, 12:24 PM (2 of 37)
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I haven't tried them but they are intriguing, aren't they? So are the ones you just download and print. But then what? Do you print the pieces then tape them together? That sounds like it would be a bit of a pain. Dorothy |
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From: lendube
Date: 04-24-2007, 02:27 PM (3 of 37)
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Sounds too good to be true. Custom patterns for those prices?? Maybe you have to take them to a place like Kinko's and have them blown up? I looked to see how they "worked" but didn't see anything. I'm curious too. Lennie |
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From: Magot
Date: 04-24-2007, 02:27 PM (4 of 37)
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At $3.95 you could always try the sample disc - doesn't tell you the size range though - and only works on Window 95-98 or higher. Bye bye Mac customers - I can't use the wild Ginger patterns either... personally - I quite like the iea. Did you notice that great phrase "Now includes Seam Allowance!" Can you imagine the disasters that might cause? Bad enough with the Burda patterns from the mag - at lest this might not be so confusing. love and kisses, Jan
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From: sewin4u2
Date: 04-24-2007, 02:52 PM (5 of 37)
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I just ordered the demo, once I receive it and try it out, I'll let ya know how well it works. Marion |
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From: Sews4kate
Date: 04-24-2007, 03:41 PM (6 of 37)
very interesting! I'd love to give it a try, but I'll wait til I hear from someone who has
Wendy
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From: grandma C
Date: 04-25-2007, 01:25 AM (7 of 37)
| I am using wild ginger right now and tapeing the patterns together is easier than driving 30 min. to the nearest wal-mart and looking at patterns till I am tired of trying to please my granddaughter with what the pattern book offers and then going home and adjusting the pattern for her long back,m curvaceous waist and hips, and developing chest. |
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From: keljo60
Date: 04-27-2007, 06:33 AM (8 of 37)
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I'm having such a difficult time making a pair of pants that fit right that I might just try one. It says to insert your measurements and it makes a pattern just for you ... hmmm. Definitely interesting.
Kelly
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From: Pudge99
Date: 04-27-2007, 03:32 PM (9 of 37)
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I bought the sample disk too. Will et you all know how it turns out.
Gina
Pictures of my successes and failures Pfaff 2040 Janome Mylock 134D Singer Futura CE-100 w/ Autopunch Husqvarna Viking 3D Sketch |
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From: keljo60
Date: 05-05-2007, 11:56 PM (10 of 37)
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I got my disk today, it looks good, but it says it prints on standard A4 paper. Now I have to go to Office Depot and see if they carry it. For those who don't know, A4 paper is slightly longer than regular copier paper. I saw a phone number on the invoice, it says "Voice: 310-305-8050", hopefully that is a customer service line that has an actual person on it! I'll keep you updated if I find anything.
Kelly
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From: keljo60
Date: 05-06-2007, 10:45 AM (11 of 37)
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For those of us who bought these CD's ... BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN TRYING TO PRINT!!!!! I don't know if it is just my CD ... but it sucks! It calls for A4 paper (which is just a little longer than the standard 8.5 x 11" and can be purchased for around $6 a ream at Office Max), but I decided to try it on regular paper because I've used programs at my other job on regular paper and it should just overlap or cut off a small bit. It called for over 1000 pages! I couldn't find any instructions on how to change anything. If you try it out, watch closely and if it does the same thing, turn off your printer, go to Start, Printers & Faxes, right click on your printer, and clear your print queue by cancelling all print jobs. I thought I'd never get it cleared at first because I was trying to do it one page at a time until I realized just how many it was trying to print! I'm going to try to get ahold of the company and demand a refund or something from them. Maybe mine is just a bad disk or something, but I can't use it at all. Kelly
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From: lendube
Date: 05-06-2007, 01:24 PM (12 of 37)
Wow, thanks for the Kelly. Please keep up updated. So nice of you to be our guinea pig............ If it sounds too good to be true then it usually is.... Lennie |
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From: Magot
Date: 05-06-2007, 01:37 PM (13 of 37)
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Yikes Kelly - what a disaster! I would phone them and see what they say - perhaps they will be able to send you another CD. Perhaps they will tell you it is your fault for not having the right paper. Perhaps the pattern really does thake that much paper (though I can't see how) and you have to stick them all together. It sounds like at that level that it is trying to print the entire library.
love and kisses, Jan
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From: MaryW
Date: 05-06-2007, 06:37 PM (14 of 37)
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A4 sounds like legal size paper. Sorry you had such a bad time, I hope you can get some satisfaction from the company. Thanks so much for the update. I can't imagine using that much paper.
MaryW
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Member since: 06-23-2005 Total posts: 2542
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From: PaulineG
Date: 05-06-2007, 07:21 PM (15 of 37)
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A4 is 21 x 29.7 cm or 8.3 inches x 11.7 inches. It's actually a pretty groovy size because of the way it has been used. Two A4 sheets equal exactly one A3 sheet and exactly half of one A4 sheet is one A5 sheet. Maybe the pattern company sells these CDs cheap because they get a kickback from the paper companies? Good thing you were able to stop it in time. I've downloaded a couple of online patterns and I have to admit I don't think I have the patience for all the cutting and sticking together. Pauline
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From: Pudge99
Date: 05-06-2007, 08:05 PM (16 of 37)
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Hey all I just got my sample disk and am gonna try it out. Will let you know if I have 1000 sheets of paper issues.
Gina
Pictures of my successes and failures Pfaff 2040 Janome Mylock 134D Singer Futura CE-100 w/ Autopunch Husqvarna Viking 3D Sketch |
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From: Pudge99
Date: 05-06-2007, 08:38 PM (17 of 37)
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So far so good looks like the dress pattern will use 36 sheets of standard 8 1/2 x 11 paper. It is printing now. More to follow. Gina
Pictures of my successes and failures Pfaff 2040 Janome Mylock 134D Singer Futura CE-100 w/ Autopunch Husqvarna Viking 3D Sketch |
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From: Pudge99
Date: 05-06-2007, 09:22 PM (18 of 37)
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It may take me a few weeks to get it sewn out but so far it seams pretty straight forward. I have had none of the problems Kelly had. There are issues with some of the rollover pop-ups being written in a foreign language so you have to try and remember what each button is for. Also everything is written in metric so us poor American fools do have to do some math. It is definately not Wild Ginger quality but it will do.
Gina
Pictures of my successes and failures Pfaff 2040 Janome Mylock 134D Singer Futura CE-100 w/ Autopunch Husqvarna Viking 3D Sketch |
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From: Magot
Date: 05-07-2007, 03:28 AM (19 of 37)
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ah, c'mon Gina - just turn the tape measure over and work in cms! 5/8" seam allowance is 1 cm-easy. A4 isn't legal paper size is it? I thought legal was longer - we use A4 all the time. love and kisses, Jan
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From: PaulineG
Date: 05-07-2007, 05:32 AM (20 of 37)
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I think you're thinking of foolscap Jan - A4 equates to 8.3 x 11.7 inches. We use A4 as well - I think it's only the primitive societies that still work with such outdated supplies. 
Pauline
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From: DorothyL
Date: 05-07-2007, 08:28 AM (21 of 37)
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ah, c'mon Gina - just turn the tape measure over and work in cms! 5/8" seam allowance is 1 cm-easy. I gotta agree with that. Doing the math would be crazy. Just use the centimeter markings on your machine and tape. Dorothy |
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From: Pudge99
Date: 05-07-2007, 11:45 AM (22 of 37)
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Duh! Don't know what I was thinking. Of course I can use the cm. markings on my machine. Still don't know when I will have time to tape all those pieces of paper together. I will keep you all updated.
Gina
Pictures of my successes and failures Pfaff 2040 Janome Mylock 134D Singer Futura CE-100 w/ Autopunch Husqvarna Viking 3D Sketch |
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From: DorothyL
Date: 05-07-2007, 12:50 PM (23 of 37)
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Still don't know when I will have time to tape all those pieces of paper together That's what would get me. Dorothy |
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From: pookie
Date: 05-07-2007, 02:16 PM (24 of 37)
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I haven't tried them but they are intriguing, aren't they? So are the ones you just download and print. But then what? Do you print the pieces then tape them together? That sounds like it would be a bit of a pain. Dorothy yes, I bought patterns that you print and tape together. It worked pretty good... I don't know about these particular ones but i am willing to try most things once.. |
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From: keljo60
Date: 05-07-2007, 07:37 PM (25 of 37)
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I talked to the shipper this evening and he said the issues I ran into were extremely strange! He said he'd never heard of the 1000 sheet problem and that it should work fine with regular paper. He is going to check another CD like mine (#30) and the same view and see if the same issues arise. I mentioned all the non-english issues to him and he said that the CD's should be in English and he's going to double check that also. He also told me that the "dressform icon" isn't working yet, that it's for the future. He is sending me a new CD at no charge (after he's checked it!) and for my trouble I get to pick out another CD for free! That's what I Customer Service!
Kelly
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User: keljo60
Member since: 07-30-2006 Total posts: 154
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From: PaulineG
Date: 05-07-2007, 08:20 PM (26 of 37)
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Sounds good to me. But remember - 13390 people have now potentially heard about that good customer service. It's a win-win thing. Too bad all companies don't think that way.
Pauline
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User: PaulineG
Member since: 09-08-2006 Total posts: 901 |
From: keljo60
Date: 05-08-2007, 09:19 PM (27 of 37)
I totally agree with you. When I get great customer service, I shout it out! When I get really bad customer service, I shout that out too!
Kelly
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User: keljo60
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From: MotherInLaw
Date: 05-08-2007, 09:53 PM (28 of 37)
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I don't mind printing out all the sheets and taping them together because I have trouble getting patterns to fit my chubby little long waisted short body. I have a waist that is as much as my mid section and my hip measurements are large on the tape measure because of my big stomach and rearend not because I have wide hips. Usually if I get RTW pants to fit in my waist they are too big in my hip area. Maybe this will help me make a good fitting pant.
I'm regressing back into my youth, I just have to figure out how I'm going to convience my body to come along with me.
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From: keljo60
Date: 05-14-2007, 07:11 PM (29 of 37)
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Well, I may have solved the printing issues. I printed out 2 patterns last night (36 pages each) and I hope to tape together at least one of them tonight. It looks pretty straight forward. David at Sewing Patterns.com is absolutely wonderful regarding trying to help and figure out the problems. If this works, I will definitely be buying more of his CD's. I'll let you know how it goes.
Kelly
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User: keljo60
Member since: 07-30-2006 Total posts: 154
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From: keljo60
Date: 05-18-2007, 10:53 PM (30 of 37)
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OK, here's the good, the bad, and the ... not good? but not ugly!! I made the peasant style tunic from the Full Figure disk. I didn't make any adjustments at all and it fit!, well, kinda. I ended up moving the dart points out toward the seamline and needed to move them down a couple of inches. I really chose a difficult fabric to practice on (a jersey type), but it still worked. It was long enough and everything! Because my measurements aren't "normal" (waist bigger than bust) the pattern printed kinda strange with a curve for the waist that didn't sit at the right level, next time I do a top I'll make the waist a little smaller or just cut out the curve... or ... it just dawned on me that since these patterns ask for your height in inches, maybe I can just increase the height inches?!?!? It's worth a try to see how it prints. These patterns are definitely NOT for beginners. The instructions have no pictures, are very basic and translated from various languages, they don't use "Americanized" terminology, so you've got to be really familiar with what you're doing. I would definitely recommend the disks to more experienced sewists, there is a good amount of designs & styles to choose from, just be ready to work a puzzle to put it together! Also, when printing you should use the "best" printing option because it's a bit difficult to see the lines through the paper when putting the pieces together. And for the best feature! The customer service is the absolute best! David at Sewing Patterns.com has called me personally a few times during this event to help with translation and printing issues I had. I can't say enough how much good CS means!
Kelly
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From: lendube
Date: 05-18-2007, 11:22 PM (31 of 37)
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Thanks so much for the review, Kelly. Doesn't sound like something I want to deal with. It's a good basic concept but needs much fine tuning for it to be desirable by the general public. You're a very much appreciated guinea pig...... Lennie |
User: lendube
Member since: 08-06-2006 Total posts: 1548 |
From: Stuart Anderson
Date: 05-24-2007, 09:59 PM (32 of 37)
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I haven't tried them but they are intriguing, aren't they? So are the ones you just download and print. But then what? Do you print the pieces then tape them together? That sounds like it would be a bit of a pain. Dorothy Dorothy, There is a neat way to print out patterns without huge expense of big plotting machines like the professionals use. These days you can buy A3 and A3+ printers for just a little more than the A4 printers. The trick is to buy your printer paper on a roll (about 11inches wide I think) and set your printer up for roll feed rather than page feed. Then all of your patterns that are less than 11" wide come out on one sheet or 2 sheets for 22" wide (etc). Makes for much faster printing. The trouble is only a few specialty print suppliers have the paper on a roll ... it might be better in the States than in Australia though. Stuart
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From: DorothyL
Date: 05-24-2007, 11:04 PM (33 of 37)
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Stuart, That's a thought. I'll check into it. Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
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From: keljo60
Date: 05-27-2007, 09:58 AM (34 of 37)
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Well, I made my 2nd project from the CD, trousers #5503, basic, zipper, no pockets, elastic back. I used my measurements, or what I thought were my hip measurements! and they came out too big! I think I know what I did wrong though and it's something I can alter easy enough. I'm definitely going try again because it was pretty close! I'll let you know what happens.
Kelly
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From: EmaCon
Date: 05-30-2007, 01:45 AM (35 of 37)
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"ah, c'mon Gina - just turn the tape measure over and work in cms! 5/8" seam allowance is 1 cm-easy." Just for the record, 5/8" is closer to 1.5 cm and 3/8" is closer to 1cm. But I agree with the general principal of turning the tape over, switching to the metric system and not converting. You may even find you like the metric system. Just be consistent in your project and stick to one system or the other. |
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From: PaulineG
Date: 05-30-2007, 02:02 AM (36 of 37)
If you really want to keep using archaic methods like imperial measurements ...  Metric is heaps easier because you don't need to stuff around with fractions but if you want to convert here's a link to help you do it properly. http://www.simetric.co.uk/feet_to_metres.php Pauline
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From: Magot
Date: 05-30-2007, 02:30 AM (37 of 37)
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My brain must have been on hold when I typed that EmaCon - I ususally use a 1.5cm seam allowance! Thanks for that.
love and kisses, Jan
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