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How a Stitchu pattern is made: the layers under one dress

The chain under every pattern: the reading, the photo tools, the pattern graph, the C++ engine, the drawing, the sizes, the PDFs and the checks. What each layer takes in and writes out, and which lane owns it.

18 October 2026 · numbers from the red gingham mini · nothing sewn yet

Developer story

Why we split Stitchu into four work lanes

One day of work on the engine, the website, a new account service and the site's pages, each in its own lane. Where the lanes waited for each other, seven problems that passed green tests, and what is still open.

17 October 2026 · engine, web, accounts and marketing lanes · nothing sewn yet

Process

How a pattern is made: one dress from photo to PDF

The red gingham mini step by step: the reading that was corrected by hand, the drawing, four pattern pieces, the four PDFs and what has not been checked.

17 October 2026 · real drawings and PDF pages from the published package