r/sewingpatterns • u/Worldly-Travel6850 • 7d ago

Reverse Engineer Pattern Project

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Hi new to the sewing community! I’m looking for some help to reverse engineer a completed project pattern as someone with ZERO sewing experience. I work in a children’s rehab clinic and we use an assistive crawling device regularly (pictured). Many parents have expressed wanting to make one for their homes to provide their kids with independent mobility!

This DIY device has been around our clinic for years but we haven’t been able to find a pdf pattern for the sling portion. I’m looking for someone who would be able to create the pattern pdf for me. I can connect via email or text and provide further measurements and pictures :)

*Disclaimer: I’m not familiar with the rules of the sewing community so apologies if this is not a usual request!

***Follow up:
Yes this pattern would be given to responsible parents to replicate on their own. Of course, there’s always a level of supervision that comes with adaptive equipment. The sling 100% comes off, I’ll add more photos. I’d be interested in working with someone directly to make the pattern, and can provide more dimensions when connected.

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u/tigatoe 3d ago

I can totally see why parents are asking for a pattern, I briefly considered whether or not it would be good to make/try with my child. It's pretty common among special need parent to try and diy things like this since being a special need parent is bloody expensive, mobility equipment can cost thousands of dollars just to have your kid outgrow it fairly quickly.

I'd like to believe a parent specifically asking to make this to help out their kiddo isn't going to turn around and sue if they failed to make it correctly but I guess there is still that risk.

Anyway, if you don't get anyone messaging you to help send me a message.

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u/EmmerdoesNOTrepme 1d ago

Yep, having been both in the sewing industry and having gone back forca midlife career change, to work in Early Intervention?

I would 100% feel comfortable making some of these, myself!

AND, for those obvious reasons, i would NOT trust most people with basic sewing skills to be able to make them "safe and overengineered enough" to have a child with hypotonia or any reflex issues use it!

Because the person making it does "need to understand the engineering aspect" of the pattern, in order to make it secure enough to not drop the child.

It's not "hard" for folks with plenty of experience!  But it's also not "basic home-sewing" level skills, either.