Stitch hole generation
Walking and balancing modes along any path, with adjustable spacing, offset, and hole shape.
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Leather pattern maker for the web
Free leather pattern design software: automatic stitch holes, hardware, and patterns printed to scale. Built for leather, not for everything.
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Stitching
Stitch holes placed for you, corner to corner
Click the edges you want to sew and EasyPatt lays out every hole. Set the spacing in millimetres or stitches per inch, choose how far the line sits from the edge, and pick round, slit or diamond holes to match your awl, chisels or pricking irons.
Balancing mode nudges the spacing so a hole lands exactly on each corner — no half-stitch at the end of a side. Every side shows its stitch count or stitched length. New to spacing? Read the saddle stitch spacing guide.
Hardware
Rivets, snaps and magnets, placed to the millimetre
Pick a piece from the hardware library — rivets, press studs and snaps, magnetic clasps, Chicago screws, eyelets, D-rings, buckles — and click where it goes. Each one is drawn at its real size with its punch holes, so the printed pattern shows exactly where to punch.
Alignment guides snap hardware to the centre or edges of a panel, so a clasp sits dead centre on a flap and a pair of rivets ends up the same distance from each side.
Printing
Print leather patterns to scale on a home printer
Export a 1:1 PDF on a single page, or let EasyPatt tile a large pattern across A4 or Letter sheets with page labels for taping them together. A 50 × 50 mm calibration square is printed every time: measure it with a ruler, and if it is 50 mm you can cut leather with confidence.
Step by step: how to print leather patterns to scale at home.
Made for the leather workflow
Variables
Define a card width or pocket depth once and reuse it across every panel. Change the value, every panel updates.
Hardware library
Rivets, snaps, magnetic closures, D-rings — pick from the library and place with snap alignment.
PDF export
Download your pattern as a 1:1-scale PDF — single page, or tiled across A4 or Letter with a 50×50 mm calibration rectangle.
Shared library
Browse shapes published by other makers and import them into your project. No account needed to browse.
Cloud saves
Sign in and your projects sync across browsers and devices. Pick up a pattern where you left off — local-first, no lock-in.
Reference photos
Drop a photo of a piece you want to copy onto the canvas and trace it. Or upload a logo to print right on the pattern.
From card holders to bag patterns
Wallets and card holders
Set the card width once as a variable and every pocket, lining and outer panel follows. Change it, and the whole wallet pattern updates.
Bags and totes
Bag pattern making without size limits: gussets, flaps and large panels print tiled across as many pages as they need.
Belts and straps
Long, narrow pieces with evenly spaced holes. Place the buckle, Chicago screws and rivets from the hardware library, and keep both edges stitched identically.
Watch straps
Small parts where half a millimetre shows. Exact dimensions, rounded ends, and stitch holes that finish cleanly at the tip.
Sheaths and cases
Trace a reference photo of the knife or tool, draw the outline around it, and add a welt-side stitch line at a fixed distance from the edge.
Your own templates
Save shapes you reuse as templates with a free account, or browse what other makers have shared in the library and drop it into your pattern.
Leather pattern software, not a general drawing program
Most makers start in Illustrator, Inkscape or Affinity, and spend their evenings placing stitch holes by hand and re-checking print scale. Pro CAD such as Fusion 360 is precise, but takes weeks to learn and still knows nothing about stitching.
EasyPatt is leather pattern making software built around the way a leather pattern is actually made: outline, stitch lines, hardware, print, cut. It is free, runs online in your browser, and needs no install or account. For an honest side-by-side, see free leather pattern software compared.
Leather pattern making guides
Saddle stitch spacing: a complete guide
Which spacing suits which project, millimetres versus stitches per inch, and how to make corners land on a hole.
Read the guide →How to print leather patterns to scale at home
Printer settings that silently shrink your pattern, tiling across pages, and how to check scale before you cut.
Read the guide →Free leather pattern software: a practical comparison
Inkscape, Illustrator, Fusion 360 and EasyPatt for leather work: what each is good at and where it slows you down.
Read the comparison →Common questions
Is EasyPatt free?
Yes. EasyPatt is free to use. It is built by a leather maker, for leather makers.
Which browsers does EasyPatt work in?
EasyPatt runs in any modern browser. Chrome and Edge are recommended because they support the File System Access API, which lets you save and open .lpat project files directly. Safari and Firefox work too, with a download-upload fallback for files.
Can I print patterns to scale on a regular home printer?
Yes. The tile-print feature lays large patterns out across multiple A4 or Letter pages, with a mandatory 50×50 mm calibration rectangle on the first page. Measure it after printing — if it is 50 mm, your prints are to scale and you can cut leather with confidence.
Do I need to install anything?
No. EasyPatt is online leather pattern software: open it in your browser and start drawing. There is nothing to download, and you can use it without an account. Signing in only adds cloud saves.
Does EasyPatt work out stitch spacing for me?
Yes. Set the spacing in millimetres or stitches per inch and EasyPatt places every hole along the edge. Balancing mode adjusts the spacing slightly so holes land exactly on the corners, and each side shows its stitch count or stitched length.
Can I design bag patterns, or only small goods?
Both. Patterns can be any size. Large pieces such as bag panels and belts are tiled across as many A4 or Letter pages as they need, with page labels so you can tape them together.
Who is EasyPatt for?
Semi-pro and Etsy-scale leather makers who design their own patterns — wallets, bags, straps, watch straps, sheaths. EasyPatt sits between generic vector editors like Illustrator and pro CAD like Fusion 360: simple to learn, but with the leather-specific features that generic tools cannot offer.