PDF Pattern Printing FAQ's

Here are some answers to frequency asked questions about printing PDF sewing patterns.  

• pattern printing with jagged lines instead of curves

• printed pattern has lines that lead to nowhere

• printed pattern has large blacked out areas

This seems to be a problem with HP printers - HP software communication glitch. 

SOLUTION: 

Must use “print as image” option in Advanced print settings 

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• When printing the PDF pattern, the full page not printing.
• Side & bottom of page not printing full

• Page border & joining triangle not present

Ensure you have “auto portrait/landscape” checked to ensure your pattern page is centred correctly.

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PROBLEM 3: 

My pattern isn't showing layers.

SOLUTION 3.1:

• Some patterns don't have layers.
• This information is available on the pattern listing. 

SOLUTION 3.2:

• Make sure you are printing from Adobe Reader on a laptop or desktop computer.

• The layers function is not available on mobile versions (phone, ipad, tablet) of Adobe.

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PROBLEM 4: My phone won't print the pattern to scale.

SOLUTION: You will need to open the pattern in Adobe Reader on a computer to print to scale.

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PROBLEM 4: 

My pattern is only one or two pages and tiny.

• You have probably opened the A0 copyshop file. This is for printing at a copy shop, not at home.

• Open the print-at-home file. In pre-2019 patterns this might be at the end of the main tutorial. 

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PROBLEM 5: 

• You're trying to open the pattern to print but the pattern is 'locked' & won't open.
• This happens when you're trying to open one of our patterns in an editing program.