Pattern Making

Moving Elements With GIMP

May 3, 2012

It’s been awhile since I put one of these tutorial videos together, so I thought I’d do a quick pattern tip video. Docupton on Scroll Saw Village shared a portrait pattern he was working on using GIMP. He did an amazing job on it and really captured his subject matter. The only comment I had [...]

Read the full article →

How To Design Scroll Saw Patterns

August 18, 2011

Awhile back, I created a classroom series on how to design your own scroll saw patterns using GIMP and Inkscape. This class was freely available on Scroll Saw Village in the Village University forum. It included a video tutorial along with written instructions. Recently, I started working on a new website; How To Design Scroll [...]

Read the full article →

Mini-Clock Contest

February 26, 2010

Daylight Savings is right around the corner, so what better way to celebrate warmer weather ahead than to have a Mini-Clock contest?  We need something to set forward on March 14th, right?  Cut or design a mini-clock and be entered to win a copy of Miniature Wooden Clock for the Scroll Saw, by Rick Longabaugh.  [...]

Read the full article →

Making Scroll Saw Patterns With Inkscape DVD

October 14, 2009

The free online class on how to create scroll saw patterns with Inkscape is now available on DVD! This is the exact same series that you can download (and participate in) for free at Scroll Saw Village. So why offer it on DVD? Some folks have trouble downloading video because of dial-up issues. Others wish [...]

Read the full article →

Making Scroll Saw Patterns with Inkscape – L8

September 24, 2009

Welcome to the very last lesson in our free online class on how to use Inkscape to make your own scroll saw patterns.   This time, we demonstrate how to use the tools we learned up to this point to create an elk mini-clock.  The clock takes a standard 1 7/16″ mini-clock insert.  You can find [...]

Read the full article →

Making Scroll Saw Patterns with Inkscape – L7

September 22, 2009

Welcome to Lesson 7 of our 8 part series as we learn to use Inkscape to make our own scroll saw patterns. This time we’re taking everything we have learned up to this point and applying it to design a trinket/potpourri box. This video moves fairly fast and I don’t spend much time teaching you [...]

Read the full article →

Making Scroll Saw Patterns with Inkscape – L6

September 18, 2009

This is lesson 6 of our 8 part series as we learn to use Inkscape to create our own scroll saw patterns.  This lesson, we learn to use the text tool.  Whether you’re wanting to create word art, or simply sign your patterns, we’ll show  you how to gain control over your text. This is [...]

Read the full article →

Making Scroll Saw Patterns with Inkscape – L5

September 17, 2009

I think this lesson will be the most important of all of the lessons in this class. This time, we’re learning about nodes and editing. Nodes are what give vector graphics their power. By understanding how to edit these nodes, you’ll be unstoppable. It’s not difficult to learn, but it will take some practice. This [...]

Read the full article →

Making Scroll Saw Patterns with Inkscape – L4

September 10, 2009

Things are starting to get interesting in Lesson 4 of our continuing series as we learn to use Inkscape to create scroll saw patterns. This lesson, we discuss creating complex shapes using additive and subtractive tools to basic shapes. These tools are found under Path menu. We’ll be discussing Union, Difference, Intersection, Exclusion, Division and [...]

Read the full article →

Making Scroll Saw Patterns With Inkscape – L3 Bonus Demonstration

September 10, 2009

In lesson 3, I left an assignment in the forums to create a drawing of the American flag. If you do it right, you’ll only need 3 shapes; a square, a rectangle and a star. By using duplicate, groups, and align and distribute, you can have this drawing put together precisely in a matter of [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Monthly Archives