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Posted by suzeq on February 7, 2007, 9:31 am
There is an alternative to tailor tacking that I much prefer.
However, in some cases tailor tacking is a must. My solution: Using
straight pins with a large head, I use the ones that can be ironed
over, Put the pin through pattern and both layers of fabric with head
at the dot you want to mark. Pop the pattern off, with pin still in
place, fold back the top layer, you can feel the head of the pin, take
your marker, whatever you use, and you can mark a dot on both pieces
of the fabric. By the way, I put my fabric wrong sides together for
this purpose. You can leave the pieces together until you need to sew
them, with pin still in, or separate them, if you wish. Your
preference. To me, this is much faster than tailor tacking. Silvia
who has been sewing 55 years.
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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on February 7, 2007, 12:26 pm
suzeq wrote:
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> There is an alternative to tailor tacking that I much prefer.
> However, in some cases tailor tacking is a must. My solution: Using
> straight pins with a large head, I use the ones that can be ironed
> over, Put the pin through pattern and both layers of fabric with head
> at the dot you want to mark. Pop the pattern off, with pin still in
> place, fold back the top layer, you can feel the head of the pin, take
> your marker, whatever you use, and you can mark a dot on both pieces
> of the fabric. By the way, I put my fabric wrong sides together for
> this purpose. You can leave the pieces together until you need to sew
> them, with pin still in, or separate them, if you wish. Your
> preference. To me, this is much faster than tailor tacking. Silvia
> who has been sewing 55 years.
>
I do the pin thing on lots of fabrics, but silk or anything slippery
gets the full tailr's tack treatment!
I also have a pattern marking thingy that you use with tracing paper to
put dots on the fabric. That too can be very useful and a good way to
mark up several layers at once.
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by Juno on February 7, 2007, 12:34 pm
Kate XXXXXX wrote:
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> I also have a pattern marking thingy that you use with tracing paper to
> put dots on the fabric. That too can be very useful and a good way to
> mark up several layers at once.
>
That works only if you haven't left your rotary cutter on the table
right next to the patterns marker thingy and left the blade exposed. I
did that once and learned to be sure cover the blade and to move the
cutter far,far away from my work area. I cut the neatest slash you can
imagine into a piece of fabric because I didn't put the cutter away.
Learned that lesson well and good.
Juno
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Posted by Pogonip on February 7, 2007, 6:33 pm
Juno wrote:
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> Kate XXXXXX wrote:
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>> I also have a pattern marking thingy that you use with tracing paper
>> to put dots on the fabric. That too can be very useful and a good way
>> to mark up several layers at once.
>
> That works only if you haven't left your rotary cutter on the table
> right next to the patterns marker thingy and left the blade exposed. I
> did that once and learned to be sure cover the blade and to move the
> cutter far,far away from my work area. I cut the neatest slash you can
> imagine into a piece of fabric because I didn't put the cutter away.
> Learned that lesson well and good.
> Juno
Ooooouuuuuccccchhhhh! I can see me doing exactly that!
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
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Posted by IMS on February 7, 2007, 7:18 pm
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Sounds like something I would do; in addition to slashing my finger :)
-Irene
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> However, in some cases tailor tacking is a must. My solution: Using
> straight pins with a large head, I use the ones that can be ironed
> over, Put the pin through pattern and both layers of fabric with head
> at the dot you want to mark. Pop the pattern off, with pin still in
> place, fold back the top layer, you can feel the head of the pin, take
> your marker, whatever you use, and you can mark a dot on both pieces
> of the fabric. By the way, I put my fabric wrong sides together for
> this purpose. You can leave the pieces together until you need to sew
> them, with pin still in, or separate them, if you wish. Your
> preference. To me, this is much faster than tailor tacking. Silvia
> who has been sewing 55 years.
>