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Thursday, January 21 2010, 04:18

Our Haiti Contribution and An Important Improvement

On behalf of our customers and publishers, Patternfish is donating 2% of its gross sales (that means 2% of every dollar we took in) from December 2009 to the Canadian Red Cross for Haiti relief.

And since Julia has been falling tragically behind in uploading independent work, Phil has now implemented an "Add New Pattern" feature for publishers so that they can do their own, if so inclined. We hope to have a guide to this process finished quite soon to clarify the steps. Remember you cannot make a visible mistake. Click on "Show" at any time to see how it would look to a customer. Please take advantage of this if it appeals to you, and don't forget to click on "Submit for Sale" at the top when you're done (or have taken it as far as you can). That makes your pattern appear bright green in my list of things to post. I'll look it over, and enable it. This should be way faster.

Lots of people have asked about how to make a 'data page', with the materials and gauge requirements and whatnot from the pattern on it. It's simply a matter of making a jpg out of the relevant PDF page(s). I use GIMP, which is a free download. You drag the PDF on top of its toolbar and drop it and go on from there, uploading that jpg as a photo. Have fun!



Comments


Jackie E-S

Sunday, January 24 2010, 03:52

That's wonderful about the Haiti relief donation. Thank you PatternFish for thinking of our neighbors.

In addition, I am tracking Patternfish sales on designated patterns made in January and February, 2010 for which I will donate my proceeds from Patternfish. The patterns include Thinking of You Scarf, Circle of Friendship Socks, and My Beading Heart Scarf.

This is in addition, of course, to personal contributions which we have been making weekly since the first earthquake hit. After having been through Katrina, and all the outpour of assistance and compassion, it is definitely close to our hearts to help others in need.



Luise O'Neill

Monday, January 25 2010, 22:52

How very generous of you to donate to the Haiti relief efforts! Just another reason that PF is such a wonderful place :)

And thank you for the "Add New Pattern" button!



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