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Post by JediKai on Jan 21, 2007 1:30:51 GMT -5
I would be easier just to trace it onto lightweight interfacing. I do that anyway for patterns I'm going to use a lot or have multiple sizes.
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Post by Nova Darklighter on Jan 29, 2007 17:14:01 GMT -5
To bad none of us has a flypen, I used to get a kick out of watching it draw out the fullsize patterns when I worked at Rubie's. It's a long jointed arm with a pen, and a roll of paper laid out and it would zip out allover the thing.
Kai, that's what I do too, all my favourite patterns are on nonwoven interfacing.
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Post by Kryy Jacobi on Jan 30, 2007 17:46:06 GMT -5
Hmmmm.... interfacing..... that's a really good idea!
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Post by JediKai on Jan 31, 2007 2:28:34 GMT -5
And you can tape it together to get a rough idea if it's going to fit!
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Post by Kryy Jacobi on Jan 31, 2007 18:45:10 GMT -5
That's an even better idea! Do you do that in lieu of making a muslin?
I'm back in outer tunic "design" mode -- as you can probably tell from my half-dozen other posts/questions in this forum.
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Post by JediKai on Feb 1, 2007 0:31:17 GMT -5
I do when I'm feeling fairly confident that the pattern will fit and it's not very complicated. If it's a complex pattern, I make a muslin. I did 2 for the Prof McGonagall Yule Ball gown.
But I've been sewing for 45 years and costuming for 27. So experience counts for a lot when figuring this out. Those new to sewing might want to work out the details with cheap fabric before cutting the good stuff.
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Feb 1, 2007 2:27:55 GMT -5
I usually use blank newsprint to trace patterns on when I'm modifying or making something from pieces. I just happen to have an abundance of it. But I saw Nova buying huge amounts of interfacing once, and when she said it was to make patterns, I thought it was a great idea. I did use it to make a skirt pattern. The idea of taping it together and trying it on is a good one! I'll have to do that for my next tunic!
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Post by Kryy Jacobi on Feb 2, 2007 18:40:02 GMT -5
Hmmm.... I see a trip to WalMart in my future... probably on the way home tonight! ;D
I made a muslin (or rather one side of a muslin) for my robe -- even though it was a "simple" pattern, I was trying to figure out the "hang" and weight, etc., and I tried it on at every step.
But I really like the "taping" idea, and an interfacing pattern would be easier for marking the darts on a tunic. You can see through the pattern for sliding the marking paper into place, which is a bit trickier with a "muslin" pattern.
Since the tunic isn't overly fitted, I think I'll try this. If I have trouble, I'll just go back and do the muslin....
Thanks so much for yet another great idea!
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Post by Kryy Jacobi on Feb 4, 2007 15:19:45 GMT -5
Kai, this interfacing thing is the greatest idea -- thanks for sharing! WalMart didn't have anything that wasn't fusible, but I made an amazing discovery at JoAnn's. There is a Pellon -- 44" wide -- with a grid in one-inch squares. It sells for about $2/yard. I traced my size of the top, cutting 2 fronts and one back to make sort of a pattern/muslin (saved a step) then pinned in waist tucks, took the thing off, marked the tucks in place on the grid, pinned again, and tried on again. This afternoon, I'm going to work on the skirt part. (From different pattern -- a circle skirt.) The interfacing is great b/c: 1.) You can trace your exact size -- sometimes on these multi-size patterns, I've goofed and gone down the wrong cut line. 2.) You can pin, tweak, and alter -- it doesn't tear as tissue does. 3.) It's thick enough to write on with a sharpie but thin enough to see through to trace the original paper pattern. 4.) It doesn't crease as a paper pattern does, but you can iron it if necessary when used at a later date. (I do iron the paper patterns but they crinkle up pretty fast.) I think this interfacing idea has gotten me over the "hump" -- I was pretty stalled out on what to do with my pattern. But (back to thread topic) above all, it's a great idea for preserving "cherished patterns". Thanks again for sharing the idea.
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Post by JediKai on Feb 5, 2007 2:46:54 GMT -5
I was going to mention that stuff with the grid. It's what I buy by the bolt!
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Post by Kryy Jacobi on Feb 5, 2007 20:11:11 GMT -5
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