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Our Pattern Library broke 2,500 patterns this week! Right now we're sitting at 2,527 free scroll saw patterns, all neatly organized by subject. Many thanks to all the great pattern designers who have shared their talents with the rest of us!

The Pattern Library is where we store all of our free scroll saw patterns. We upload to the New Patterns folder, where they’ll stay for 30 days, or when I get around to organize it. Then it will be moved into the most appropriate category. Having your patterns in the Pattern Library, as opposed to an attachment to a forum post, makes your pattern easier for people to find. It is a real thrill when you see one of your patterns cut. So the easier they are to find, the more likely they’ll get cut. First, click the Pattern Library tab. Then click Upload in the upper right corner. (This also works if you’re User Gallery tab) This will take you to the upload page where you’re presented with a few options. Click Upload Pattern. A popup window will appear, listing all the pattern categories. Most of them are grayed out and can’t be uploaded to directly. But you can upload to New Patterns. Click the button next to that. Below that are your upload options. Click the Choose Files button and browse to the pictures on your computer. You can select more than one at a time if you’re using the Flash option. Then click Open. Your pictures will begin uploading immediately. When they’re done uploading, a Review & Publish button will appear. Click that to add information about your patterns. Be sure to pick a good title for the pattern. Every work of art needs a title. The Tags section are for keywords that people might use to search for your pattern. For the Description section, add a quick description about the pattern; perhaps the size of cutting, special instructions, or any other additional notes a person may need to complete the project. For the Pattern Designer section, be sure to add your name as the pattern designer so people can give credit where credit is due. Once you filled out all of the fields, click Finish & Publish. It will take you back to the New Patterns category you just uploaded to where you can see your patterns have successfully uploaded. If you want to share your pattern in a forum post, check out my other tutorial, How To Share Gallery Pictures for more information. A couple of notes. Please keep all patterns in the Pattern Library and not in your personal gallery. Patterns will be moved if they’re in the User Gallery. This just keeps everything organized and easy to find. And lastly, this is very important, please only share patterns that you have personally designed yourself from copyright free materials. I have a strict policy about keeping copyright lawyers off my lawn. View full article

I'm pleased to announce that all the patterns that were located in the Old Gallery have now been moved to the new Pattern Library! That was a daunting task. We had to manually move over 1500 patterns from our old gallery! It took awhile, but we got 'er done! The most recent moves are in the categories of People and Animals. Those two combined are over 600 patterns! So be sure to browse our catalog of free patterns, which now number 2309 FREE patterns provided to us by our talented pattern makers of SSV. Thanks for all those who donate their talent to the rest of us so we have something to cut. If you're a pattern designer, be sure to upload your designs to the Pattern Library instead of just a forum post. The Pattern Library is where most go to look for finding patterns. It's a thrill when you see someone cuts one of your patterns. Having them in the Pattern Library will make it easy for folks to find. As for the old gallery...well, I'm going to bury that deep in the top menu. All the patterns have been removed from the old gallery. The only thing that remains are member project photos. There's just too many to move to the new gallery. So you'll still be able to see some of the old projects our friends at SSV has completed. Whew.

The new User Gallery and Pattern Library is now open. Naturally, there's nothing in it right now. I'll be moving files over from the old gallery in the weeks to come. But feel free to create your own album and upload some finished projects. Here's a quick rundown on how to use the Gallery. Click "Upload" button (upper right corner) Two options: Create a new album to hold pictures of your finished projects. Click "Select Catagory" to upload patterns to the Pattern Library. [*]Click "Choose Files..." to select your files you want to upload. Then they'll begin uploading. You'll see the status and thumbnails of the pictures you're uploading. When you're done uploading, click "Review & Publish" button on the bottom right. [*]Fill in your details (title, tags, description, etc.). In the "Copyright" section, type in the pattern designer. [*]Click "Finish & Publish" Be sure to comment and rate other people's files. It adds a lot to the whole experience. The Old Gallery will be still available so folks have access to the whole pattern library, as well user galleries.