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Old 02-17-2012, 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by JudyTheSewer View Post
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.
I was advised years ago to use 25% rag vellum. I bought a very large amount on sale at Office Depot - online - as we don't have them in Phoenix anymore. It was way cheaper than Carol Doak's PPpaper. It worked just great!

Regular scrapbooking vellum has to be firmer to stand up to the stamping and folding and all. Too heavy for PP.

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