Best paper for sewing through? What rips off easiest?
#21
I'm an avid paperpiecer & have tried many different papers & find Carol Doaks to be the best - prints great, easy to see thru to line up the fabric, folds easily right on the line, & tears easy too.
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I follow Brenda Henning (Mariner's Compass) advice and just use regular copy paper. But I set my stitch length at 1.5. I haven't had any problems, even with the miniature that I did for the Sept. DQ swap. I think it's the stitch length that makes the difference. Also, using Brenda's method, you don't cross intersections more than once, you stop and start directly on a line. That prevents those *#*%@ Y-seams that are a witch to get out.
#25
I've tried using typing/copy paper several times and always go back to super-light interfacing (bought on sale in a big roll). You can draw/trace on it easily and it tears away without problem.
Most of what I make are wall quilts, so I generally don't even bother to take it out when I'm done! At the very least, I leave it in until I've joined the paper-pieced segment to its neighboring plain piece.
Haven't tried running it through the printer yet, but I bet it wouldn't be an issue -- particularly if you ironed it to a piece of freezer paper first.
Most of what I make are wall quilts, so I generally don't even bother to take it out when I'm done! At the very least, I leave it in until I've joined the paper-pieced segment to its neighboring plain piece.
Haven't tried running it through the printer yet, but I bet it wouldn't be an issue -- particularly if you ironed it to a piece of freezer paper first.
#26
Originally Posted by barnbum
I'm using tracing paper. sandpat has mentioned Vellum. The tracing paper is working okay--but it's stronger than it needs to be and can loosen stitches, so I'd like something even thinner and easier to tear. Suggestions?
#27
If you're using this for paper piecing, June Tailor makes a non-woven foundation that goes through the copier just fine and doesn't need to be removed. The nice thing is that you can see the lines from both sides. It comes in packs of 25 sheets. I found it at WalMart in their sewing section.
#29
I like Charlee's idea of using parchment paper. Several years ago, when I bought a paper piecing book, I also bought a pack of "paper piecing" paper ... I think I ordered both from Nancy's Notions catalog. Anyway, I can't find the pack of paper this morning, but I did find the book with a sliver of the paper stuck inside of it; the sliver looks like vellum. Paper piecing and I did not do well together, so I only did a few blocks but I recall that paper worked o.k. To me, it looks just like parchment paper.
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