Originally Posted by tmw
would you ladies, how thick are the rulers you use when you cut your fabric. i've been using a regular one, but yesterday i went and bought a new cutting mat and got a new ruler, but when i got home, it seems the same thickness as the regular one,!!!! i thought a thicker one would be safer to run the rotary cutter by. thank-you Thelma
Hi Thelma,
I use these safety shields on some of my longer rulers. They come in three sizes that fit 12", 18" and 24" rulers and you can see through them so you can still see all the markings on the rulers. Right now, they're on sale at joann.com.
http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog/p...RODID=prd38193
Here's another site where they're 10% off, but it shows them better:
http://www.softexpressions.com/softw...afetyShlds.php
These might help build your confidence as you get some more practice cutting. This link shows you how to properly use a rotary cutter and ruler for safety:
Here's a great tutorial on how to use your rotary cutter with lots of super pictures:
http://www.purlbee.com/rotary-cutter-tutorial/
Hope this helps,
Karla