Observed arrival · 2026-10-13
PatinaCAD, a drawing program that knows leather
A free browser-based tool for drawing leather patterns, spacing stitching holes, checking seams, and printing patterns to scale.
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$Paid
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✦Pretty
●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
⚑Risk
ƒJS
- For
- Leatherworkers designing patterns for hand or laser cutting
- Worth noticing
- Printouts include a 100 mm ruler, giving users a physical check that the pattern printed at actual size.
Field notes
The examples show how the app accounts for an iron's prong count and shares an odd-length remainder across the last few stitches before a corner. Its documentation is divided into pages for individual features, while the print workflow includes tiled A4 or Letter sheets and a ruler for checking scale. The homepage also describes adding custom irons rather than relying only on its built-in list.
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○OpenPublic substance visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
ƒJavaScriptBrowser-side code central
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