 Every so often I have a customer contact me to say they're having difficulty figuring out how to open and/or print a 'History House' pattern at home that they've just downloaded from my Etsy shop. Printing these patterns is usually a matter of just 3 or 4 simple steps once the PDF pattern file has been opened with Adobe. I'm hoping the guidelines below will help with any questions that arise, and will explain some of the principles behind PDF patterns. My main (and first) recommendation to all purchasers of 'History House' PDF patterns is to read the Printing Instructions that come with the pattern download package, and follow them in order, step-by-step. Otherwise, please look through this article to see if any of the advice might help. Getting started with History House PDF patterns:Below is a copy of the Printing Instructions document that comes with every History House PDF pattern. All our patterns are set up to be used with Adobe Reader software (see below). If you're thinking of buying a PDF History House pattern, and you've never tried one before, I recommend looking at these instructions, and then trying the printing process with one of the simple free patterns (see the link just below, or at the very bottom of this article). 
A (little) bit of techno-babble:I love what today's technology can do, but I'm definitely not capable of explaining in any detail how it does its magic! I leave that to the geek squad. But here are the basics about History House PDF sewing patterns: (click on "read more", below right, to continue)
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AuthorPatricia Preston ('The Fashion Archaeologist'), Linguist, historian, translator, pattern-maker, former museum professional, and lover of all things costume history. Categories
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