PDF Stitcher Part III:
The New & Improved PDF Stitcher Tutorial
Or The Ultimate Projector Tool!
Is that enough titles? There really isn’t enough you could say about the PDF Stitcher! If you haven’t seen it yet, you have got to know about this Projector sewing gem! Charlotte Curtis, a member of the Projectors for sewing group, created this wonderful app to allow Windows and Mac users to digitally put together PDF patterns! It has since grown so that the newest version still accomplishes that task, as well as adds margins, and preserves layers but now also can alter lines to thicken them, change color, change line style, choose which layers to keep and which to discard, and so much more!
You can find PDF Stitcher at www.PDFStitcher.org, with a download link right at the top of the page! In the “Support” section, you can find ways you can help support Charlotte’s work, including a donation link to say “thank you.” You’ll see a familiar face if you check out the tutorials section. And there will be a new video added there shortly!
If you haven’t seen it yet, here is an interview I did with Charlotte back when version 3 was just being released. You can hear about the creation of PDF Stitcher there:
You can also see the tutorial for version 3 in this next video. I don’t cover all this ground again in this week’s video, so definitely check this out if you’re brand new to PDF Stitcher.
And then Part III, releasing 4/11/21, covers all the new and improved features!
One big thing I failed to mention in the video is that you can change line thickness by inches or cm as well as points. While I used 3 points each time to change my line thickness simply for visibility, you could very easily use this feature to add a seam allowance to a pattern that comes without one! Make the line thickness the seam allowance you want to add, then cut along the outside of the line. Voila! Seam allowance!
Cathleen and I interviewed Charlotte on The Small Business Sewing Podcast, as well. That podcast hasn’t released yet but you’ll hear a bit more about the new features Charlotte was working on then and what plans she may have for the future! I’ll try to remember to come back and link when that releases.
I hope these videos helps you access all the features of the amazing PDF Stitcher! As is nearly always the case, there are even more resources for this available in the Projectors for sewing Facebook group. They created a wonderful spreadsheet you can use to see what settings others have found useful for specific companies and patterns when Stitching them. Definitely check there first if you have a question. You can always ask me in my Facebook group, in the Projectors for sewing group, or leave a bug report for Charlotte on the PDF Stitcher website.
Till next time, friends,
Branalyn
