Polar Grid Template STL Bundle

Bring precision and symmetry to your latest project with this polar grid template, an essential tool for tatting, lace crochet, and other circular designs. With circular grid lines spaced evenly at 1/2" intervals in black and 1/4" intervals in light gray as well as radial rays. this template makes it easy to plan, measure, and align your motifs with professional accuracy.

The polar grid helps you center your work, maintain even spacing and thread tension, and double-check your design work. Find where the ruffling or cupping is happening easily by matching up the rays with your design's repeats. Whether you're creating doilies, medallions, or mandala-inspired lace, this template gives your creativity structure and reliability without limiting your imagination.

Once your work is finished, use the template as a guide to make sure everything is in place during blocking. Dampen the thread, position it on the template, poke and prod to your heart's content, and let it dry in place! No need to worry about design elements shifting around when transferring it to a towel to dry, or printer ink from paper templates bleeding into your thread.

Available with different numbers of rays depending on your needs, this template is a practical addition to any crafting toolkit and ideal for designers, hobbyists, and beginners alike.

3D print these templates in your material and color(s) of choice; I use PLA. Use your slicer's color change function or a MMU/AMS to create the grid lines by setting the color changes at the appropriate layers.

Use it to:

• Sketch pattern repeats on tracing paper before you begin
• Ensure symmetry and even thread tension in circular motifs
• Align picots, chains, and rings with confidence
• Adapt existing patterns to new numbers of repeats
• Block your work evenly on a waterproof surface

Featured patterns

• "Wiosna 2025" doily by Renulek
• "Stem skirt" by Melanie Cervi
• "Doily 7" by Melanie Cervi
• "Bun holder" by Melanie Cervi

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Don't want to print your own templates  and would rather buy a pre-made version? I have the pre-made templates available here.

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