Originally Posted by
JudyTheSewer
Did I buy the wrong kind of vellum? It was about a dime a sheet at JoAnns (I think I bought it in a pack of 50 sheets in the scrapbooking department) and I found it to be very tough and it pulled at my stitching when tearing it out. And, yes, I used a very short stitch just as I always do with copy paper. I love to paper piece but don't use the vellum I bought anymore.
Hmmm that's interesting. I don't know if there are different kinds of vellum. The kind I use is somewhat transparent, which is why I like it; I can see the printed lines from the back side.
If I'm making a block with tiny pieces, I stitch through the paper and find that I do sometimes have difficulties tearing the paper away. To help with this, I hold a fingernail on the stitching.
However, most of the time, especially with normal-sized or larger blocks, I don't actually stitch on the vellum, I fold it on the stitching lines and stitch right next to the fold.