| Let's say you've been creating your craft
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| | can have them to trace onto paper again
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| designs and selling them either online or
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| | for the pattern. If you have shapes like
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| off. Now your interested in creating
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| | circles or need straight lines, use a
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| patterns of your designs and becoming a
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| | small glass, plate and a ruler. Trace
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| WAHM to start your own pattern business.
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| | your templates out on 8 1/2 x 11 paper.
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| What is the first step you need to take
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| | Make sure your drawings are accurate in
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| to make that happen you ask? Well, first
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| | size and don't resemble being drawn by a
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| of all you need to understand the make up
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| | 3 year old. There's nothing worse than
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| of a pattern.
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| | for a customer to get what they think is
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| The following are the basic components of
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| | going to be a great pattern only to find
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| creating a pattern:
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| | the templates distorted or drawn poorly.
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| Front Cover
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| | Back Cover: The back cover is the best
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| Supply List
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| | place for the supply list and any
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| Instructions
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| | additional information like size of the
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| Templates
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| | finished item you think the customer
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| Back Cover
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| | needs to know. As well as your contact
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| Front Cover: This is where your banner,
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| | information and website address.
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| logo, website address, and picture of the
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| | Some of the other supplies you'll need to
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| design will go.
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| | send patterns through the mail is 6 x 9
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| Supply List: Using MS Word or Works,
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| | pattern bags and 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 manila
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| you'll need to type a list of all the
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| | envelopes.
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| required supplies for making your design.
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| | Once you've finished all these steps your
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| Be sure and include brand names if you
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| | ready to scan your templates and save
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| used them. Also the supply list can go on
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| | them on your computer or you can take the
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| the back cover and this makes it easy for
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| | original templates to a copier and make
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| the customer to see what is required
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| | copies. If your wanting to offer your
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| without taking the pattern out of the
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| | patterns as e-patterns you'll need to
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| bag.
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| | learn how to put all the elements of your
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| Instructions: The best way to create
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| | patterns into a PDF. There are many
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| instructions is to take notes while your
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| | tutorials that can be found online for
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| making the item. Type them out using MS
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| | this process or you can hire someone to
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| Word or Works. Be as detailed as possible
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| | do them for you. PDF's are opened and
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| without writing War and Peace. Also
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| | read by Acrobat Adobe. E-patterns are a
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| remember to write your instructions as if
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| | wonderful way to offer your online
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| your instructing a beginner. When your
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| | customers a fast and easy way for your
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| finished it's very important to proof
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| | customers to purchase your patterns and
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| read and use spell check.
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| | get them via e-mail.
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| Templates: When you make your creation
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| | Good luck in all your pattern endeavors
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| you should make sure you trace out
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| | and keep on crafting and designing.
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| templates on cardstock. So this way you
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