TL;DR: Reddit thread: "Best pattern software that isn't too hard?" gets the usual answers - Illustrator, CLO3D, Gerber. But they all miss the real problem: the big chunk of those tools (except Gerber here) weren't built for pattern makers. They're either software coming from the gaming industry or graphics programs pretending. Pattern making takes 10,000 hours to master because you're learning 6 skill sets at once. fashionINSTA solves the actual problem: turning ideas into patterns quickly. I spend way too much time lurking in pattern making communities. Last week, I found a Reddit thread that perfectly captures the frustration every self-taught pattern maker faces. A guy, four months into learning pattern making, asking the same question I see everywhere: "What's the best pattern making software that isn't too hard to use?" The responses? The usual suspects. Illustrator. CLO3D. Gerber if you have enterprise money. Wild Ginger for hobbyists. But here's what nobody in that thread ment...