{"id":1766,"date":"2019-09-04T02:14:53","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T02:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tianascloset.com\/?page_id=1766"},"modified":"2025-06-20T15:52:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T22:52:56","slug":"how-to-print-tianas-closet-patterns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tianascloset.com\/index.php\/how-to-print-tianas-closet-patterns\/","title":{"rendered":"Printing guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tiana\u2019s Closet offers layered PDF sewing patterns, and you can download only one file for all sizes and choose just their desired size to print out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PDF Layer is a feature\nthat allows some content to be made visible or invisible in the PDF files. Its\nuses include PDF overlays, having alternate languages appear and adding details\nto diagrams. Now instead of printing a single layered PDF file with all sizes\ndisplayed (which is very messy and complicating), you can print a layer of your\nchoice to have clean pages which is much easier to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, let’s see you you can print a layered PDF file. I recommend you to use applications like Foxit PDF Reader or Adobe Acrobat Reader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tiana’s Closet sewing patterns are made to be printed on either A4 or Letter sized paper, so you can print it using almost any kind of home printers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those who use\nFoxit PDF Reader:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is how it looks\nwhen a layered PDF file is opened with all layers displayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Now you click on the Layer icon on the left of the screen. You will see a list of layers which are the sizes in the pattern file. For this pattern, I have 10 sizes from XXS to 5XL, and they are all checked so they are displayed on the screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To hide the sizes that\nyou do not want to use, just uncheck the box next to the names of the layers.\nFor example, I want to print just size S, so I will uncheck all other sizes.\nThe layer named “Print for all sizes” must be checked all the time\nbecause it contains all the information needed to use the file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will see that the file looks much cleaner without unwanted sizes (for example, I uncheck all the sizes except for the XXL size that I desire).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Now just click Print,\nchoose print at actual size or 100% scale and you will get the pattern ready!<\/p>