Fittingly Sew 2 Computer aided pattern drafting
Freedom to Design
Fittingly Sew is primarily a program for people who want to draft their own patterns, and it has some very powerful tools to start you off, with a set of basic sloper patterns and templates which you can use as a starting point for your original creations.
You can also draft your own patterns starting from rectangular blocks, just as you would with pencil, paper and ruler. The on-screen editing and the use of the Clipboard makes the construction process accurate and simple to do.
Unlike most pattern making software of its price range, Fittingly Sew's emphasis is on freedom to design rather than on ready made garments. The built-in pattern and body blocks in Fittingly Sew are all women's, but you can adapt any of them to use for men's or children's clothes, or even for dolls.
New in version 2 is the ability to trace pattern pieces from background images, which may be photos of existing garments, scans of patterns from other sources, or even screen captures of other pattern design software.
Reliability
People who find that ready made patterns don't fit well are able to enjoy comfortable well fitting clothes because of the way that Fittingly Sew can develop patterns based on virtually any body shape. We’ve had great feedback from customers who had been unable to get properly fitting patterns from other sources. The extensive set of body measurements used by Fittingly Sew and the easy to follow measurement diagrams ensure that even unusual body shapes are catered for.
Fittingly Sew tests the body measurements that you enter by constructing sloper garments. Basing patterns on a tested sloper guarantees a good fit.
Features
- Full control in placing darts, tucks and pleats.
- Specify seam allowances on individual seams.
- A variety of garment templates are included.
- There are various styles of flat collars, also stand collars and two piece collars that you can adjust as required.
- Position pieces on straight of grain, on bias, or place on fold.
- Full size patterns may be printed out on whatever paper your Windows printer or plotter takes. Registration marks enable pages to be joined exactly.
- New in version 2 is the ability to use scans or photos of existing fabrics - or create your own fabric designs and make use of digital fabric printing services, taking originality and creativity to new heights.
Requirements
- Windows XP or later (32-bit or 64-bit operating system), except Windows 10S, which can run only applications downloaded from the Windows Store (which doesn’t have Fittingly Sew).
- Mac owners can install Windows under Parallels and run Fittingly Sew in that way.
- Screen size at least 800 x 600 pixels for the Fittingly Sew program and at least 720p (1280 x 720 pixels) for the on-line video tutorials. We recommend using 1080p (1920 x 1080 pixels) if possible.
- At least 60 Mbytes free hard drive space.
- Delivery: CD and/or internet download. (download comes from tech support)
