paper piercing what weight paper do you use?
#11
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I use vellum, but I also paper-piece differently than most. I don't sew through the paper; I fold it and sew right next to it. Vellum is somewhat transparent, so I can see exactly where to fold on the line.
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I've tried them all, even some brands never heard of much. I only use lightweight translucent vellum. It prints great and doesn't leave tiny pieces to pull out of the seam. I bought a ream of it several years ago and still using it.
#19
I use newsprint - I buy the 200 sheet pad from Blicks when I'm in the Twin Cities. I have to cut it down as it comes 9x12 and my copier will not handle larger than 8x11.5. I also have to manually feed it as it will jam if I try to run it through the regular feeder.
#20
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Yep. I set mine for 1.4mm & at most I just run the blunt end of my seam ripper against the seam & that makes it easy to remove (learned that tip from Jinny Beyer).
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