How to use patterns

This isn’t your pattern. This is instruction.

This is a begginer’s guide for our PDF Sewing Patterns. Whether you’re new to sewing, new to pdf patterns, or just need a little extra support our begginers’ guide is here to help

Watch video instruction on our YouTube channel: How to use pdf pattern FABRICO

How to determinate your size

Kids' size chart

Height cm/in	Age	Chest cm/in	Waist cm/in	Hips cm/in
86 / 33.9	18 months	51 / 20.1	51 / 20.1	51 / 20.1
92 / 36.2	2 years	53 / 20.9	52 / 20.5	54 / 21.3
98 / 38.6	3 years	54 / 21.2	53 / 20.9	56 / 22
104 / 41	4 years	56 / 22	54.5 / 21.5	59 / 23.2
110 / 43.3	5 years	58 / 22.8	56 / 22	62 / 24.4
116 / 45.7	6 years	60 /3.6	57.5 / 22.6	65 / 25.6
122 / 48	7 years	62 / 24.4	59 / 23.23	68 / 26.8
128 / 50.4	8 years	65 / 25.6	60 / 23.6	71 / 27.9
134 / 52.8	9 years	68 / 26.8	61 / 24	74 / 29.1
140 / 55.1	10 years	71 / 27.9	62 / 24.4	77 / 30.3
146 / 57.5	11 years	72 / 28.3	63 / 24.8	79 / 31.1

Keep in mind that your kid’s height is the main determinate for the size.

Women's size chart

Size	International size	European size	Bust cm / in	Waist cm / in	Hips cm / in
40	XXS	34	80 / 31.5	60 / 23.6	86 / 33.9
42	XS	36	84 / 33.1	64 / 25.2	90 / 35.4
44	S	38	88 /34.6	68 / 26.8	94 / 37
46	M	40	92 / 36.2	72 / 28.3	98 / 38.6
48	L	42	96 / 37.8	76 / 30	102 / 40.16
50	XL	44	100 / 39.4	80 / 31.5	106 / 41.7
52	XXL	46	104 / 41	84 / 33.1	110 / 43.3
54	XXXL	48	108 / 42.5	88 / 34.6	114 / 44.9

Men's size chart

Size	International size	European size	Bust cm / in	Waist cm / in	Hips cm / in
46	S	40	92 / 36.2	80 / 31.5	94 / 37
48	M	42	96 / 37.8	84 / 33.1	98 / 38.6
50	L	44	100 / 39.4	88 / 34.6	102 / 40.16
52	XL	46	104 / 41	92 / 36.2	106 / 41.7
54	XXL	48	108 / 42.5	96 / 37.8	110 / 43.3
56	XXXL	50	112 / 44.1	100 / 39.4	114 / 44.9

Keep in mind if you are choosing pattern for the top (coat, dress, etc.) your chest is the basis for the sizing. In case of lower clothing (skirt, trouser, etc.) your hips is the sizing basis.

How to print and prepare your pattern

You can print our patterns on A4 sheets on an ordinary printer and then glue them.

The first part of using any PDF pattern is printing it out. It’s important that when you print out your pattern you do it without scaling. Depending on what program you’re using to print out your pattern things can look a little different. If there’s an option to choose between fit to page and actual size. You have to choose “actual size”. If there’s a scaling percentage option, you have to set it to 100%. In case of the "fit content to the page" tickbox, please untick it.

To start, print only 1 page with the test square. To do this, specify the page number 1 when setting up printing. Check whether the first sheet is printed correctly: the test square should be 10/10 cm (3,94/3,94 in). Use a ruler to check that square is at the correct size. If everything is "ok", print the rest of the pages.

If the test square is less than 10 cm (3.94 in), check your printer settings. You need to find the "print Scale" parameter in the printer settings and change the value to 100%.