Has anyone used this site?

[SUP]

I came across a site which offers many free patterns and tutorials. Has anyone tried anything from this site?

@leatherbagpattern3574

A google search will take you to the YouTube site - no individual videos so could not embed here.

I ask because some weeks ago, I downloaded a pattern from Etsy from a seller who has been around for a long time and had very good ratings, but the download damaged my printer settings. Could not get it corrected and had to replace it.  I don't want a repeat with my new printer.

I would appreciate any information on this.

 

 

Edited August 2, 2023 by SUP

[fredk]

I've not used that place you linked to nor will I go to it

Simples; if in doubt do not

There are plenty of other sites with patterns which are more reliable. Sometimes you can even get a pattern on here. And you can adapt any pattern to your own ideas

[MtlBiker]

51 minutes ago, SUP said:

I came across a site which offers many free patterns and tutorials. Has anyone tried anything from this site?

@leatherbagpattern3574

A google search will take you to the YouTube site - no individual videos so could not embed here.

I ask because some weeks ago, I downloaded a pattern from Etsy from a seller who has been around for a long time and had very good ratings, but the download damaged my printer settings. Could not get it corrected and had to replace it.  I don't want a repeat with my new printer.

I would appreciate any information on this.

 

 

I don't understand how that is even possible.  You download a pattern and it either prints or doesn't.  How could it "damage" your printer settings?  I don't even see how it could change your printer settings... you'd have to do that yourself.  And because of this you had to replace your printer? 

Please elaborate!

[fredk]

I'm assuming the pattern carried in a computer virus which upset the printer's software programming. I had a similar problem once but my computer repair chappies simply wiped the old programming and installed it from HP directly. Some repair places don't know how to do this. its just , can't be fixed, buy new, we have one over there at $$' (me being cynical, btw)

[Chakotay]

Etsy is my go-to for leather patterns.

If you have a bit more to spend and don't mind the wait, there's Babylon Leather. It's an overseas outfit that sells physical patterns in either acrylic or cardboard. Huge selection of bag/satchel patterns and I've purchased several times from them.

[SUP]

@MtlBiker like @fredk said, I suspect there was a computer virus. Luckily it was an old printer so don't mind too much replacing it. I did not bother to take it to a repair place, too old for all that. So asked around, checked with techie acquaintances and then  just replaced.

I know it was that download because just prior to that, I had downloaded and printed a dieselpunk.ro pattern which was fine. Then this pattern and suddenly everything went wonky. 

@Chakotay I will try that. Better to wait for a physical pattern than get such problems. This was directed from Etsy though.

But I have bought and downloaded other patterns from Etsy  and not had any problem. I am going to remain wary of free patterns though. Not getting anything from that site. 

I would like to make my own patterns and am at the point where I am able add my own details to the patterns I buy. I hope to make my own pattern soon, I have some ideas and the leather for it as well.

Thank you all, for your guidance and suggestions.

[Burkhardt]

12 hours ago, SUP said:

I came across a site which offers many free patterns and tutorials. Has anyone tried anything from this site?

@leatherbagpattern3574

A google search will take you to the YouTube site - no individual videos so could not embed here.

I ask because some weeks ago, I downloaded a pattern from Etsy from a seller who has been around for a long time and had very good ratings, but the download damaged my printer settings. Could not get it corrected and had to replace it.  I don't want a repeat with my new printer.

I would appreciate any information on this.

 

 

The download takes you to a video review of the actual pattern that is sold on Etsy

[toxo]

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

[SUP]

@BurkhardtYes I got it from Etsy. 

@toxo I was wondering about that too. Other seller give a couple of free patterns too but only a few and very simple ones. This site gives many of them, of larger more difficult projects and  I wondered if there is a catch.

 

[MtlBiker]

@SUP - I've been thinking about the experience you reported for a few days and the possibility of that happening worried me as everyone in my company and myself included often downloads files from the web and prints them.  Those could be text files, graphics, PDFs, etc.  So I asked questions about this on a couple of the computer tech sites I frequent.  The overwhelming majority of replies insist this couldn't happen, but here are some of the comments...

"You can theoretically give a printer a virus by altering its firmware but it is highly doubtful a file that is sent to the printer would do that. It is called firmware for a reason and there are mechanisms built it to prevent anything from changing it."

"No, this is the same hocus pocus logic that JayzTwoCents used in claiming that NewWorld was killing graphics cards. Imagine how widespread fatal malware would be if such a thing was actually possible. Hardware is either built well or it isn’t. End of story."

"Technically absolutely. But did it happen? VEEEEERRRYYYYY low chance. More likely the printer just happened to die during that print due to some hardware issue.  So, in theory, a badly written printer firmware could screw up and destroy itself (or the settings). After all, settings can obviously be written to, same goes for firmware on most modern devices. The chance that the manufacturer has such a bad bug in their firmware that straight up kills the printer by writing garbage are, as they say, low, but never zero."

I have a sandboxed computer and printer that's not on my network and I'd love to try that file.  Would you share the details of exactly where/how to find that file?