Tools

Free sewing tools

Small, useful things that answer one question properly. Free, no account, no email — the same deal as the rest of The Pattern.

Ready to use

• Sewing Machine FinderBudget, what you want to make, dials or a screen — three questions, three real machines with prices and a line on why each one.Open the tool
• Needle & Thread GuideYour fabric in, the needle type and size out — SCHMETZ's own published recommendation for every fabric on their list, plus the thread to pair with it.Open the tool

In the works

Not built yet, so there is nothing to click — we'd rather list them honestly than send you to an empty page.

• First Project PickerHow much time you have, what's already in the house, and how brave you feel — out comes one project, with the instructions.In the works
• Fabric Yardage EstimatorProject and size in, yards out — with seam allowance and directional prints explained rather than silently assumed.In the works