Welcome to the Ribbuild guidelines, a detailed manual for designers, helping you make the most of Ribbuild - our pattern design tool.
Ribbuild is Ribblr's streamlined pattern editing software that helps you create interactive patterns.
All you need to do is enter your instructions.
Follow these guidelines when designing or adding new patterns to make sure your customers enjoy the best crafting experience with Ribblr ePattern!
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The main menu icons sit in the top-left on desktop and in the bottom bar on mobile.
Toggle Ribbuild on or off to edit your pattern. When off, you are viewing the crafter experience. Please note: You will not see the Ribbuild icon in a pattern you did not design unless you are an authorized editor.
Use undo to reverse your previous change.
Use redo to move forward through changes.
Open Tools to access Find & Replace, pattern protection, Ready to test, and Preview pattern.
Top-left menu. Open Help to reach the help center, take the tour again, view these guidelines, or contact Team Ribblr for further assistance.
Top-left menu arrow. Click to exit and return to Ribblr. Your changes are saved automatically.
Please note: the information you enter on this section is used to automatically create a listing page and is previewable by customers using the 'Preview ePattern' feature.
Index:Either drag from folder or click to upload your selected photos. You can rearrange their order after uploading. By default the first photo will be the pattern's main photo. Please note: you can upload up to 10 photos.
Add pattern name.
•Choose craft type •Choose pattern level •Choose category •Choose the measuring unit for this pattern (Ribblr will convert it automatically for you) •Choose the language you write your pattern in (Ribblr will translate it automatically for you)
Write the pattern's available size(s). Important: If you have multiple sizes (3 or more) use one of these approved writing styles: • size1 (size2, size3, size4) • size1 (size2, size3)(size 4, size5) • size1 (size2) size3 (size4) By using one of these styles, you will enable smart sizing. Ribblr will automatically differentiate between the different sizes of your pattern, apply highlight color to each size and will also give the crafter an option to view their size only.
Add the gauge of your pattern. You can choose to write the gauge as sts x rows, number of rounds and number of pattern repeats. Add more information about the st you used in the 'worked over' section.
Add tags that best describe your pattern to help customers find them easily. Note: You can add up to 10 tags with a maximum of 15 characters each.
Write a short description of your pattern and mention any useful information about it. This is the first thing customers will see when they open your pattern's product page, so make sure to make it attractive and informative.
Please note: the information you enter on this section is used to automatically create a listing page and is previewable by customers using the 'Preview ePattern' feature.
Add more information about your pattern's sizing in the text box. If applicable, describe the different measurements for each size, or the overall product dimensions. You can use the text editor to add a table, change font color and to make your text bold or underlined. You can also add up to 4 pictures to help customers understand your pattern's measurements or dimensions better. Do this by clicking the box or by dragging photos in directly.
Ribblr automatically generates an abbreviations list from your pattern's instructions which is available to view once you turn Ribbuild mode off. Please add any special stitches in your pattern's instructions. The full list of abbreviations is available on our Help Center. If you believe we left out an important abbreviation please get in touch.
Start adding materials: 1. Choose a category: Tools, Interfacing, Notions, Stabilisers, Fabrics, Needles, Hooks, Yarns, Other 2. Then add material description. For multiple sizes, use the same sizing writing style. For example: 200 (300, 400) grams. 3. Link column: Insert a link to buy the product mentioned (Optional) Press the trash button to delete a material. When adding yarn, you'll be presented with two additional fields: - Yarn weight dropdown. Simply select the correct yarn weight. - Color box and name. We recommend that you set your yarn color and name so that we can automatically link it to your pattern's instructions and charts. Instructions with the same color name will automatically be colored throughout the pattern and interactive charts will automatically have your added yarn colors available to use. It will also let crafters who get your pattern create their own customized version of it and change the colors of the instructions and charts to match it to the yarn they are working with.
This section can not be previewed using the 'Preview ePattern' feature.
Please make sure you add all instructions in Ribblr's interactive and trackable format before publishing your pattern.
The editing toolbar appears click into any line in your pattern. Use it to format lines, assign sizes, attach media, and manage visibility.
Select one or multiple lines. Once selected, you can duplicate, merge, delete, or change line mode for the group. Drag the handle on a line to reorder it; you can drag multiple selected lines together. To deselect all lines use the right click or long click on mobile devices.
Changes the line type for the selected line(s). You can choose the following line mode options: Header: A header can be used to describe the whole pattern or a large section with different compartments. The header mode is centered, colored and has large bold capital letters. Sub-section: Use the sub-section line mode when you’re providing instructions for a small section of your pattern. The sub-section mode will be centered and colored. Info/note: Use the info/note line mode to write detailed instructions or information. The info/note line will be boxed and shown with an "i" mark. Row/round: Use the row/round line mode to add the pattern's instructions. You don’t need to write “rnd” or “row” at the beginning of each line. To the left of each line, you'll see a box or "#" sign where you can add your row/round number. For repeated rows/rounds you can either duplicate the row/round or write X-X (for example 2-6 or even 2-6(7,8,9) for multiple sizes) inside the circle. This will automatically display each individual line for crafters so they can track the progress for each line.
For a pattern with multiple sizes you will see the option to choose which sizes apply to which lines. By default, all sizes are selected. Tick or untick the applicable sizes for each line. Select multiple lines if you wish to apply the same sizing to many lines at once. Please note: the sizes you'll see here are the sizes entered in the pattern's cover page.
Use Media to upload a photo/video, file, paste a YouTube/IG/TikTok link, edit or add a chart. After uploading, you may make media files downloadable or remove them. If your pasted YouTube link is showing an error, please make sure your video is set to public or unlisted on YouTube as private videos won't work. Secondly, please make sure you enabled the 'allow embedding' option on YouTube.
Built-in chartsClick this icon to edit a built-in interactive chart. You can add different symbols and colors for Knitting, Crochet and Tunisian Crochet and you can also add a note for special stitches. You can build charts with up to 23,000 cells (i.e 150x150 or 300x75) and your progress is automatically saved. When you are done click 'Add to pattern' to attach the chosen chart to a line in your pattern. Click the first row/round to start the chart from a custom number. Click on any line number in your chart's frame to change the order. Click multiple times to see all options. We highly recommend that you first set your pattern's yarn colors and names in the materials list so we can link it to your chart. This will enable crafters who buy your pattern the ability to change any color of the chart and create their own customized version of it. You can also select colors for your charts by right clicking any of the colors to the left of the chart, however this will disable the ability for crafters to change the colors of your chart.
Click this to duplicate current line or add a new line in the middle of your pattern. If you wish to duplicate multiple lines please select them first. Please note: when you duplicate row/round the line numbers will grow accordingly.
Hide the pattern from this point onward by turning on block view from the toolbar. This is particularly helpful for pattern tests and CALs. Please note: this feature is only available whilst the pattern is unpublished or in CAL mode.
Select the lines you would like to merge and watch the merge icon appear. Click the merge icon to merge all selected lines.
Click the trash/bin icon to delete a line in your pattern permanently. If you wish to delete multiple lines please select them first.
While Ribbuild is a powerful tool for creating new patterns, you can easily add an existing pattern too. Simply open your existing pattern, select multiple lines, and paste directly into Ribbuild. Ribbuild will automatically split, detect and apply formatting to your lines, including row/round numbers. Please note: you can copy your pattern directly from a PDF file, Word, Pages or a similar software.
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