Discord Community Call: February 14, 2026

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, February 14th, 2026 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

  • Joost rises from the ashes (probably not like a phoenix, and more like a wrinkled old pigeon missing a couple of toes, but still, I’ve been sick but now I’m back). I’d like to talk a bit about what’s we might be working on the next couple of months or so.
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February 14, 2026 Community Call

Notes:

  • FOSDEM talk re-cap.
  • FreeSewing Roadmap, next few months:
    • Parts Library:
      • For the past few months, Joost has been working on a library design for parts.
      • Instead of having to pull a sleeve/pocket/collar from an existing design, pull from the library.
      • Requires reworking of Brian. Instead of having its own sleeve, Brian pulls the sleeve from the library.
      • Next few weeks, will released as a minor release.
    • New Automations:
      • Adding Showcases and Curated Sets. Checking account info. Re-deploying the site.
      • Requires working on permissions infrastructure and tools for users.
    • Backend work:
      • Prisma ORM currently being used to interface with SQL database.
      • It adds complexity to code.
      • Refactor to use native bindings instead of Prisma.
  • Distributing/sharing workload for FreeSewing tasks.
    • This is still our goal.
    • But, we need Web of Trust face-to-face verification.
    • FreeSewing members planning upcoming trips where they will meet in person.
  • Miscellaneous discussion:
    • Chicago compared to other cities, size-wise and population-wise and fabric store-wise.
    • Chicago’s history and growth: Refrigeration. Ice-houses. Trains. Livestock.
    • Someone was accidentally muted!
    • Railroad Tycoon board game. Chicago is a strategic city to own.
    • Constructed canals. Reversing river direction. Water quality and pollution. Lakes catching on fire.
    • Cows and pig populations compared to other cities/countries.
    • Dutch dairy and agriculture innovations. Hydroponics and vertical farming.
    • The innovation of orange carrots. Purple carrots and beets. Vegetable pigments.
    • Fabric dyeing with red onion skins. Avocado pit fabric dyeing. Mordants.
    • Need to dye fabric to complete a doll.
    • A more simple ragdoll pattern for FreeSewing. FOSDEM participants wanted more plushy patterns.

Attendees:

  • aethenelle
  • Benjamin F.
  • Curvalicia (a.k.a. Anna Puk)
  • Gawain CCBR
  • joostdecock
  • TangerineShark
  • Vili
  • Wouter.vdub