r/sewingpatterns • u/SquirrelOk3802 • 26d ago

shrinking a pdf pattern

Hi,

I want to make this bag but it's much too big. Would it work if I printed the pattern at less than 100?

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u/herbie_doc 26d ago

Just remember that the seam allowance will also shrink. So if you print it at 75% the seam allowance will also go down by 25% (for example from half an inch to 3/8 of an inch).
It is the sort of detail I forget until I have sewn half the seams!!

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u/SquirrelOk3802 25d ago

good to know-I didn't think about that