Author: Aleeah McGinnis
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Print All or Selected – Q. #2
This is the second in a series of posts concerning a survey that I conducted among some digital sewing pattern testers a few weeks ago. The initial post is here: https://fruitfrommyhands.com/2016/04/14/a-survey-for-sewists There was another post that prefaced this whole journey here: https://fruitfrommyhands.com/2016/04/11/what-digital-pattern-customers-want/. My next question, Question #2, was posed to those respondents who printed any…
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To Print or Not to Print – Q. #1
This is the first in a series of posts concerning a survey that I conducted among some digital sewing pattern testers a few weeks ago. The initial post is here: https://fruitfrommyhands.com/2016/04/14/a-survey-for-sewists There was another post that prefaced this whole journey here: https://fruitfrommyhands.com/2016/04/11/what-digital-pattern-customers-want/. As I embark on this research about digital .pfd patterns, my first thought…
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A Survey for Sewists
I want to know how sewists use digital sewing patterns. I wonder what my potential customer’s expectations are, what they expect to see within my digital pattern. I also wonder “what are the little things that annoy my potential customer about digital patterns”. How can I make my patterns better so my customers will keep…
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What Digital Pattern Customers Want
There are courses and webinars by the dozens out there to assist creative entrepreneurs produce, market and sell digital sewing patterns. I’ve listened to and read most of the information they provide on how to build a successful creative business. One chapter or session is always dedicated to identifying my perfect customer. The exercise takes…
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T-Rex Arms
Can we talk about arms for a minute? I would say very few curvy women are not curvy all over. I know I am curvy all over. So why do pattern companies stick normal sleeves on plus-size patterns? I love big shirts, the menswear-style long sleeve, pointed collar big shirts. I read a tip in…
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The Problems with Pdf Patterns
I love the easy access to all kinds of patterns on the internet but I keep saying there has to be someway to make it easier. This is problem number one for me. Tape! It takes rolls and rolls, first of all. Tape has a different thickness and flexibility from paper. This makes it…
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Sewing for Plus-Size Girls
When I published my post in the Curvy Sewing Collection about sewing patterns for those little girls who are outside of the boutique clothing sizes, I was convinced there was a large gap in the clothing market for these little girls. The plus-size community has really received a lot of attention over the past year…
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When Two Worlds Collide
My day job is in an academic library. I’m a library systems person……a tech geek. I’ve spent 35 years in this environment. I have the unique ability to take technology and translate it into common words of one or two syllables. I am the “technology translator” in my organization. Please don’t refer to me as…
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Removing Pearl Snaps to Upcycle a Man’s Western Shirt
When a client came to me asking if I could replace the snaps on a shirt with buttons, I was able to hide my reaction and agreed to attempt the project.
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Periscope for Sewists?
Does Periscope have anything to offer to modern sewists? Share your thoughts with me. A coworker mentioned Periscope to me one day when she would be traveling during a critical workplace meeting. She asked if we could perhaps “do a Periscope“. In my need to keep everyone happy, I did some research on Periscope. The…
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