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Stitching & Crafting Room:  What do you use to make patterns with?  |
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Txfarmgal
True Blue Farmgirl
585 Posts
AK
USA
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 Posted - Aug 26 2008 : 12:07:31 PM
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My nanny used newspaper and I use brown craft paper because it does not tear as easily. I use copy paper for my paper piecing but I use the brown craft paper for fabric patterns.
What do you use?
AngiKay-farmgirl sister #301
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City_Chick
True Blue Farmgirl
509 Posts
Christina
Omaha
Nebraska
USA
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Posted - Aug 26 2008 : 12:15:40 PM
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The last pattern that I actually made using my own paper was the paper they use for newspapers. Our local newspaper will let you by the end of their reams for next to nothing. I think I paid $5.00 for the one I have now and I have had it for 3 yrs. Otherwise they just throw them away.
Christina
Farmgirl Sister #195
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Marcy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Marcy
Tiverton
Rhode Island
USA
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Posted - Aug 26 2008 : 12:18:31 PM
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I usually use good quality drawing paper. It is a bit thicker and a lasts a bit longer by holding its shape and not ripping.
Farmgirl #170
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Aug 26 2008 : 12:23:00 PM
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I used the special pattern paper, but my mom mostly used newspapers too.
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
3557 Posts
Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
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Posted - Aug 26 2008 : 12:26:25 PM
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Freezer paper works well too. In a pinch its kinda pricy for a lot of pattern making.
Diana
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MarySueK
True Blue Farmgirl
96 Posts
Susan
Richland
WA
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Posted - Aug 26 2008 : 12:28:14 PM
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For patterns I am going to be using a lot - like if you want to make aprons for everyone on your Christmas list - I use a fabric tracing material. Kind of like very light-weight interfacing. It costs more than paper but holds up really well, even after being pinned a bunch of times.
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Naomi Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
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Naomi
Sunshine State
USA
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Posted - Aug 26 2008 : 2:23:33 PM
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Muslin....love it, more expensive then paper, but it holds up, will "stick" to matte fabrics, so you dont have to spend much time pinning, just press and lay out...easy peasy...
~Naomi~
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eskimobirdlady
True Blue Farmgirl
700 Posts
connie
fairbanks
ak
USA
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Posted - Aug 26 2008 : 3:59:10 PM
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i used to use think interfacing that i wouold buy for 10-20 yards for a buck! dont know if htey ever have it that cheap anymore as i havent really sewn in 8-10 yrs lol.
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acairnsmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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audrey
cheyenne
wy
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Posted - Aug 26 2008 : 6:15:50 PM
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My hubby is an electrical contractor & gets blue prints when he bids jobs. Those he doesn't get I ask him for the blue prints. The paper is usually a nice weight and there are generally several pages. The best thing is it didn't cost anything and I'm recycling to boot!
Audrey
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9670 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Aug 26 2008 : 6:39:47 PM
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I use something called PatternEase. Great stuff. Stiffer and heavier than interfacing but easy to write on. I use it for those patterns I am going to use over and over. It holds up well. Does not rip.
It is sold by the yard so I usually get lots when I get it.
Denise
farmgirl sister #43
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Bonne
True Blue Farmgirl
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Bonne
Littleton
CO
USA
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Posted - Aug 26 2008 : 7:57:21 PM
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Ditto what Naomi said~muslin for much used patterns.
Otherwise I use paper that had plans drawn on it that was discarded~the sheets are really large.
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Shirley
True Blue Farmgirl
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Shirley
Olympia
Wa
USA
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Posted - Aug 27 2008 : 12:54:25 AM
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I use freezer (meat wrapping) paper to. its not a bad price for a big roll of it
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Corinnelouise
True Blue Farmgirl
957 Posts
Corinne
France
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Posted - Aug 27 2008 : 03:38:48 AM
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I use the inside of cereal boxes for small patterns and left over of the heavy cotton from aprons that I make for bigger projects or pieces I am going to use and pin down often.
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Edited by - Corinnelouise on Aug 27 2008 03:39:34 AM |
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campchic
True Blue Farmgirl
312 Posts
Erin
Nebraska
USA
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Posted - Aug 27 2008 : 4:57:58 PM
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Okay this may sound weird, but I use exam table paper. I work at a clinic and sometimes a drug rep will leave freebie exam table paper. It works great and comes in a roll.
erin
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BarefootGoatGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1495 Posts
Corrine
North Carolina
USA
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Posted - Aug 28 2008 : 1:11:24 PM
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I use special pattern paper with one inch dot grid. First I draw my pattern to scale on graph paper and then transfer it full size. My patterns last forever and I am able to get exact measurements very easily.
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LindaMAlbert
Farmgirl in Training
38 Posts
Linda
Belgrade
Montana
USA
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Posted - Aug 28 2008 : 1:41:13 PM
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I have Dress Shop and my husband is a surveyor, so I print my patterns out on his plotter printer on the wrong sides of used sheets of plotter paper which is wonderful because it can take 48" wide sheets.
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Sitnalta
True Blue Farmgirl
4208 Posts
Jessica
NJ
USA
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Posted - Aug 28 2008 : 8:03:50 PM
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Okay, so I guess I'm at least a little normal. I either use tissue paper or I use newspapers. Boring old me....lol.
hugs Jess
Farmgirl Sister #235
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2565 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
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Posted - Aug 30 2008 : 6:23:54 PM
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For "permanent patterns" that I'll be using more than once I use interfacing. I wait till it's on sale and buy a lot.
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9670 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9670 Posts |
Posted - Aug 30 2008 : 7:06:17 PM
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I have a pattern someone shared with me and they used a brown paper bag. I think it's great that there are so many options here.
Denise
farmgirl sister #43
"Take a lesson from the teakettle, though up to its
neck in hot water...it sings!"
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