Discord Community Call: December 6, 2025

Hang out
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You are all invited to our Discord hangout.
Please leave a comment here or on Discord to add things to the agenda.
This topic will be updated after the call with notes.

About

FreeSewing’s Discord hangout is an informal hangout/chat/meeting that is open to everyone.
The call is organized/hosted by @tangerineshark.
The call does not have a fixed structure or agenda items. Everyone is free to suggest agenda items, ask questions, or bring ideas.

Details

Location: https://discord.freesewing.eu/ (meeting room: :speaker_high_volume:voice chat)
Date: Saturday, December 6th, 2025 5pm UTC, which can be found in your local time zone here.
Or check the Events tab in Discord!
The meetings will always be at 6pm, Antwerp time.

Agenda

  • Will we be skipping the next (Dec. 20) meeting on our schedule? (Like we usually do at the end of each year during the winter holiday season.)
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I offer to talk a bit about what’s currently cooking (baking?) in the oven: Our approach for part-scoped design options, in the context of our progress on:

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December 6, 2025 Community Call

Notes:

  • Reusable parts in Parts Library
    • Reusing one part multiple times with different options.
      • The problem is that options were global to a pattern.
      • The solution is to make it possible to make an option scoped to a part.
      • Done by naming the option a certain way: design__part_optionName
      • The infrastructure will automatically determine the correct option to use, so designers can use the plain option name, without having to worry about possible pattern-scoped options.
    • The Store is used to pass info to parts.
      • But, Freesewing isn’t aware of library-related dependencies, so sometimes info needed by a library part won’t be in the store, depending on the order that parts are drafted.
      • The solution currently being considered is to mark parts as library parts, to be drafted at the end after all the regular parts.
  • How is the Preview Site working out for people?
    • People are generally glad and grateful that it is there and available for people to use.
    • No specific feedback.
  • Joost’s FOSDEM talk proposal was accepted. Brussels Jan 31/Feb 1.
    • No details yet about the talk or schedule.
  • FreeSewing passed the 300,000 user count!
  • Should we skip the December 20 meeting?
    • Advocating for “yes”: Tradition. Possible Hawaii trip. Cyclo-cross World Cup cycling event to spectate.
    • Yes, we will be skip the Dec. 20 meeting.
    • But for those who are interested, people are still free to join the voice call on Dec. 20 at the usual time, for an informal get-together for chatting.
  • Our next Community Call is January 3, 2026.
  • Changing Jett jacket to have an option for a wider lining?
    • Jett back currently uses the same size for lining as outer shell.
    • However, a recently-made, wool Jett garment had a lining that was too small, requiring a 3-inch wider lining with a pleat.
    • Under what circumstances is a wider lining required?
      • Jacket linings are typically wider than the outer fabric.
      • Depending on fabric used.
    • Will consider what changes are needed for Jett.
  • What is this call intended for? Is it a masterclass of some sort?
    • For people to discuss FreeSewing project concerns and any other topics that people want to bring up.
  • Welcome Chichiboooo.

Attendees:

  • aethenelle
  • Benjamin F.
  • Chichiboooo
  • Gawain(candle cove blooper reel)
  • Joke
  • Jonathan Haas
  • joostdecock
  • nightshift
  • TangerineShark
  • Wouter.vdub