Frequently Asked Questions

Below is a list of questions that we commonly get from people new to FreeSewing:

• Can I use FreeSewing patterns for commercial purposes?
• How can I sign up? I never received the E-mail to activate my account!
• I’m having trouble with measurements. What should I check?
• Why do I have to click again to confirm I want to subscribe to your newsletter after I already clicked the confirmation link you sent me?
• Why do I have to click again to confirm I want to unsubscribe from the newsletter?
• Why don’t you use double notches to mark the back of the pattern?
• My printed PDFs are incorrectly sized/scaled. What’s wrong?
• Why is seam allowance not included by default?
• Where did the “standard” measurements go?
• Why are seam allowances tapered?
• Where can I download the sewing patterns?
• Why do you even publish womenswear blocks? They are [insert strong opinion here].