Originally Posted by
Iceblossom
B.zang -- do you cut standing up or sitting down? I find I get better results standing up, as EasyPeezy said arm length is an issue for me. I also fold the fabric twice so I'm cutting through 4 layers. When I do a number of narrow cuts I check every 3-4 cuts that my fabric is still straight but unfolding a strip and making sure there are no Vs forming at the fold.
Between standing up and losing weight it is no longer such an issue, but when I was larger and sitting my tummy would get into the act as I leaned forward a bit...
I do like textured bottom rulers for my long cuts.
Great question. I've never thought of cutting sitting down except for when I'm trimming at my machine and do that with scissors. Reading through all the suggestions, I suppose arm length is my issue even though I'm not cutting to where I need to lean into a cut beyond the waist bend to access my cutting table. I've always thought by moving my hand to the upper part of the ruler I was preventing movement but I guess not. No amount of tip pressure by me prevented these tabs so I'm going to take all this advice into consideration. Thanks!