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How we test and write

Every post on this blog answers one question, and shows how we got the answer, so you can check it yourself. This page says how.

Counts and tests

When a post counts something, such as brands, formats or pages, we count from each one's own public page and give the date we looked. When a post tests software, it names the app, its version and the date of the test. The method goes in the post. Estimates are marked as estimates.

Page counts and tiling sums come from the same code as our free tile calculator, so every number can be checked there.

Sources

A fact about someone else's product links that product's own page, with the date it was checked. Each post lists its sources at the end. Links to forums we cite but don't vouch for are marked nofollow. Nothing on the blog is paid for or an affiliate link.

What we sell

Sewpress sells PDF pattern files built from a designer's master file: see pricing. Where it fits, a post says so, and it names the other ways to do the same job.

Who writes it

Posts are published under Mathias Storm's name, who runs Sewpress and reviews every post before it's scheduled, opening each link that day.

Mistakes

If something is wrong, email hello@sewpress.com. We reply within two working days. When we correct a post, the change is listed under "What changed" at the end of it, with the date.