Yes! We are excited to offer gift cards for the sewists in your life! Find them in our shop.

Once you complete your purchase, your download links are emailed to you automatically. However, the email with the download link can get filtered out of some inboxes. Check your Spam, Junk, or Trash folder. Note that inbox search results may not include emails in your spam folder. If you use Gmail, the download link email may have gone to your Promotions folder or Social folder. 

If you still don’t have your email with the download links, contact us at support@helensclosetpatterns.com so we can send you your pattern files directly.

You can also access your pattern files through your account if you have one. Log in to your account and see all past purchases and pattern files. If you have created an account and would like to connect your past purchases to it, contact us at support@helensclosetpatterns.com and we would be happy to help!

No, you do not need to repurchase. Contact us at support@helensclosetpatterns.com and we will send you the updated version of the pattern.

Please contact us at support@helensclosetpatterns.com and we will add any missing patterns to your account

If you want to add past pattern purchases made as a guest to a new account, contact us at support@helensclosetpatterns.com and we can add your past purchases to your current account.

For our free patterns, we need to bundle the PDF files together in a single file folder called a .zip folder. 

On many devices, .zip folders can be opened by simply double-clicking. You can also use a program like WinRar or 7-zip to open .zip folders. 7-zip is a free open-source option available here: 7-zip.org

If you are using an Apple device like an iPhone or iPad, you can open .zip folders by following the instructions here: Create or open ZIP files on your iPhone or iPad

If you are still running into any issues, contact us at support@helensclosetpatterns.com

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• Orchard Dress
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Using PDF patterns is really fun once you get the hang of it! You print the pattern at home on your home printer. You then trim and tape together the pages until you have a full pattern! Here is an article on our blog about how to assemble our patterns.

All of our patterns also include a Copy Shop version that can be printed on the large printers at an online or local Copy Shop. This method skips the step of assembling your pattern pages.

Yes! All of our patterns come with a Copy Shop file (A0 format). You can send this to an online Copy Shop or take it to your local Copy Shop.

We do not have plans to offer printed versions of our patterns at this time. We love the versatility of PDF, and it allows us to design freely and without physical limits on our detailed instructions, pattern pieces, and size range. If you want to avoid the step of assembling print-at-home patterns, we include a Copy Shop file (A0 format) in every pattern.

We print our copy shop patterns at our local copy shop. You can also take them to bigger office stores that offer file printing, like Staples.

There are also lots of online printing options. We have a great blog post listing lots of options all over the world: Where to Print Large Format Sewing Patterns

We don’t have plans to add projector files to our patterns at this time, but please let us know if that’s something you’re interested in at support@helensclosetpatterns.com

To use layers, you will need to open the files in Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available for free here: https://get.adobe.com/reader/

Open the pattern file and open the layers panel. Click the eye icons to turn off each layer you do not need before printing.

You may be opening and printing the copy shop version of the pattern, meant for printing the pattern on large format printers. Return to the downloads page and make sure you are using the file labelled “printathome-A4_and_letter”

We’ve had some folks run into this issue when printing from certain printers. When you open your print options, click on “Advanced” and then check the option to “Print as Image”.

If you are still running into issues, please contact us at support@helensclosetpatterns.com

Check the pattern's size chart and finished garment size chart against your measurements.

Your measurements may fall into several sizes and we provide information in the instruction booklets on how to modify the pattern appropriately.

Don't choose based on what size you wear in ready-to-wear clothing - it may be very different than our size chart!

Yes! Our patterns include lengthen/shorten lines to indicate where you need to add or remove height. Check out the instruction booklet for specific details on how to adjust the pattern.

We are always thrilled when studios teach our designs. If you are running sewing classes or workshops and want to teach one of our patterns, please reach out over email so we can give you a special discount and invoice you in bulk to make things easier for you.

We are not offering digital wholesale at this time. Thank you for your interest!

Our patterns are for home use only and are not for resale or profit. It is not our intent that our patterns are used to produce items/garments for sale. Thank you for respecting our wishes.

Please contact us at support@helensclosetpatterns.com.

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