Many entrepreneurs are excited about a new-ish technology called MTM (Made to Measure) that they think will revolutionize retail. The premise is this: A customer is scanned, their measurements uploaded into an MTM CAD program that will spit out a pattern that fits the customer and his or her style preferences.…
A conversation with another old school pattern maker brings this topic to the forefront -if you’re a highly skilled pattern maker accustomed to manual work, is it worth getting a CAD system for pattern making? For that matter, if you already have a CAD system but it is aging, should you upgrade to a newer version or get another software program altogether?…
Again culling from emails sent in my absence, there seems to be significant cost disparity when getting price quotes for having patterns digitized versus the final bill so I will try to clear up some of the confusion. The first confusion relates to per piece pricing, the second can be related to the CAD program (or scanner) your service provider is using and the third amounts to preparedness.…
Let me preface this entry by saying that no one I’m working with should feel this is directed at them. It’s not. Really. This is an ongoing source of confusion that seems to be rampant lately in other forums and those of you who have participated in those other communities know exactly what I’m talking about.…
Don’t give me any grief about this. I’m telling you up front that this qualifies as one -if not the most- arcane and dopiest entry I’ve ever published. In sum, if you don’t get the answer, it’s likely no one else will either but I’m looking forward to reading your creative submissions.…
