{"id":6644,"date":"2013-10-25T06:00:29","date_gmt":"2013-10-25T11:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/?p=6644"},"modified":"2015-03-01T16:43:49","modified_gmt":"2015-03-01T21:43:49","slug":"pattern-testers-wanted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/pattern-testers-wanted\/","title":{"rendered":"Pattern Testers Wanted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6683 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/medium_4376443940.jpg\" alt=\"Pattern testers wanted at So Sew Easy\" width=\"500\" height=\"357\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/medium_4376443940.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/medium_4376443940-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/medium_4376443940-150x107.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/357;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6683\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/medium_4376443940.jpg\" alt=\"Pattern testers wanted at So Sew Easy\" width=\"500\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/medium_4376443940.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/medium_4376443940-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/medium_4376443940-150x107.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>{EDIT &#8211; I've had an overwhelming response &#8211; thank you everyone. \u00a0Applications are now closed for the timebeing.}<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you are a keen follower of So Sew Easy, you will have noticed by now that in addition to the free sewing patterns, I've just recently started to introduce some for-sale sewing patterns too. \u00a0I'd love to be able to bring out a new pattern each month &#8211; but on top of the free pattern I already offer &#8211; they are a lot of work! \u00a0So I'm looking for a little band of helpers &#8211; calling for <strong>pattern testers wanted<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">What I'm looking for<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Sewists of all levels from beginners to advanced<\/li>\n<li>Ladies in all sizes for pattern size\/style testing<\/li>\n<li>Reliable people<\/li>\n<li>Anywhere in the world is OK<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">What you'll need<\/h2>\n<p>You will need to have access to<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your own sewing machine<\/li>\n<li>A printer for the patterns<\/li>\n<li>A stash of cute fabrics<\/li>\n<li>A camera to take blog-worthy pics<\/li>\n<li>Time &#8211; the projects will have a turnaround time of no more than 14 days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What skills do you need?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">You should know how to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>insert a zipper<\/li>\n<li>ease in a sleeve<\/li>\n<li>sew with knit fabrics<\/li>\n<li>print and use PDF patterns<\/li>\n<li>make personal fitting alterations<\/li>\n<li>take clear, bright, colorful and blog-worthy photos of your finished items<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">How it might work<\/h2>\n<p>I'm thinking the process might run something like this, but it's open to changes and improvements as we work together:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 16px;\">I'll email and let you know a new pattern is ready for testing and give brief details and a deadline<\/span><\/li>\n<li>If you want to make up the pattern and can meet the deadline &#8211; say Yes<\/li>\n<li>I'll email you the first draft of the pattern and instructions<\/li>\n<li>You make up the pattern, and make notes as you go along noting any pattern errors or areas where the instructions aren't clear<\/li>\n<li>You send me the lovely pics of your completed project by the deadline along with any suggested alterations to the instructions<\/li>\n<li>I make revisions, send you the final pattern once its released<\/li>\n<li>I feature your completed projects on So Sew Easy<\/li>\n<li>You get my thanks and gratitude for ever<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to apply<\/h2>\n<p>I'm setting up a separate mailing list for pattern testers. \u00a0If you would like to apply, please complete your details here below and I will send you a link to a form to complete online with all of your details.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>{EDIT &#8211; I've had an overwhelming response &#8211; thank you everyone. \u00a0Applications are now closed for the timebeing.}<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>photo credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/venosdale\/4376443940\/\">Krissy.Venosdale<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/photopin.com\">photopin<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/2.0\/\">cc<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{EDIT &#8211; I&#8217;ve had an overwhelming response &#8211; thank you everyone. \u00a0Applications are now closed for the timebeing.} If you are a keen follower of So Sew Easy, you will have noticed by now that in addition to the free sewing patterns, I&#8217;ve just recently started to introduce some for-sale \u2026 <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/pattern-testers-wanted\/\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6683,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[4,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6644"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6644"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6644\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}