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Posted by Val on June 24, 2006, 8:34 pm
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> How do you trace them? With a tracing wheel?
I've found my sliding glass door to be the best light box ever for tracing a
pattern. You can hang the entire piece on a flat surface and then tape
whatever you are tracing on over the top. The window is flat and smooth and
you don't have to move anything while you are working on a piece. I've even
used the window at night by placing the floor lamp outside to throw light
through the pattern pieces. Works great!
I use either the exam table paper or the Swedish tracing paper that has a
grid printed on it and is sort of like medium weight interfacing stuff. Be
careful what you use to trace. Some felt marker ink NEVER dry and can cause
problems later. Some papers have a wax or silicone on them so whatever you
are using can rub off........this usually only happens if you are sewing
something white and not washable.
Val
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Posted by Phaedrine on June 25, 2006, 1:06 am
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> Phaedrine wrote:
> I trace mine off, carefully refold them, and
> > store them in zippered polypropylene bags with the pattern envelope.
> > Pattern sizing has changed a great deal so they almost always have to be
> > altered anyway.
>
> How do you trace them? With a tracing wheel?
I use tracing paper ("canary yellow") that comes on a large roll and
trace the pattern off freehand using indelible pens (they don't bleed
thru canary yellow). That is the standard tracing paper used in every
architectural and engineering office and it come in various widths from
12" to 36". It's cheap and makes a decent pattern paper. I often do it
right on my gridded cutting table mat so I also can make any necessary
alterations. Flatten out the pattern piece or carefully press it with a
warm iron and then tear off a length of tracing paper, cover the pattern
piece, and secure it with small pieces of drafting tape (not masking or
scotch tape which will adhere too much). You can use a straightedge for
straight lines.
Phae
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I fear me you but warm the starved snake
Who, cherished in your breasts, will sting your hearts. (Henry VI,Shakespeare)
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Posted by Phaedrine on June 25, 2006, 1:09 am
Oh... I forgot to add.... you don't need a light box or a window with
canary yellow. It's tracing paper and you can easily see thru several
layers.
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I fear me you but warm the starved snake
Who, cherished in your breasts, will sting your hearts. (Henry VI,Shakespeare)
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Posted by Joy Beeson on June 26, 2006, 11:53 pm
On Sun, 25 Jun 2006 00:03:04 GMT, "Angrie.Woman"
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> How do you trace them? With a tracing wheel?
Sometimes. Sometimes I use a miniature tracing wheel called a
"roulette". Sometimes I use a high-quality ball-point pen that is
absolutely positootly empty. Sometimes I use a stylus left over from
when the Bikeabout was typed on stencils. Sometimes I grab a knitting
needle. Sometimes I use a #2 pencil. Sometimes I trace around the
pattern and mark dashes outside the cutting line, to use later with a
ruler. If I'm duplicating a pattern I've used a lot, there will be
holes -- sometimes cut, sometimes worn -- where the interior marks
are.
Way back when, I used a lot of "copysets". Whenever I spoiled one, I
peeled off the almost-untouched sheet of carbon paper and threw it
back into the box. I'm still using those to copy my patterns. They
were meant for a single use, but for sewing, the only limitation on
the life of a sheet is that eventually it gets rumpled.
Joy Beeson
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Posted by on June 27, 2006, 8:42 am
(laughing) I had forgotten about copysets... They used to come in all
sorts of colours.... You are more brave than I .. I would fear getting
that carbon on the fabric, and not being able to get it all back out..
The things we used to go through to get multiple copies.... I found a
box of unused mimeograph sheets a few days ago (left over from who
knows how many years ago when I used to mimeograph nursing exams..)
... But the really frightening fact is that this box has survived many
a house move..
me
On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:53:23 -0400, Joy Beeson
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>Way back when, I used a lot of "copysets". Whenever I spoiled one, I
>peeled off the almost-untouched sheet of carbon paper and threw it
>back into the box. I'm still using those to copy my patterns. They
>were meant for a single use, but for sewing, the only limitation on
>the life of a sheet is that eventually it gets rumpled.
>Joy Beeson
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