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09-29-2010, 02:11 PM

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Qbee

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Now how cool is that!!

09-29-2010, 02:39 PM

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KathyAire

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I think it's for cutting a minature pizza...............

09-29-2010, 03:00 PM

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trupeach1

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OMG I have mind from HomeEc class in 7th grade it has a wood handle. If it is 42 years old is it antique or vintage.LOL

09-29-2010, 03:15 PM

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Annaleehunter

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mimi Baby Yow

It's a tracing wheel for tracing seams and darts with tracing paper...used in sewing

Exactly! I have my grandmother's! These days I just use lightweight paper and a pencil to save my patterns, as I want to make things in different sizes.

09-29-2010, 03:16 PM

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Annaleehunter

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Originally Posted by KathyAire

I think it's for cutting a minature pizza...............

HA! Love your answer!

09-29-2010, 03:22 PM

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amandasgramma

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MAAAAN! You make me feel so old!!! EVERY girl in our highschool took home ec and EVERY one of us was required to have one of those in our sewing bag!!!! .............

09-29-2010, 03:23 PM

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nativetexan

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I'm glad everyone knows what that's for. i don't feel so old!!

09-29-2010, 03:48 PM

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quilt queen 2

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Actually I used one in a sampler class we were doing a celtic design and this is how we traced the pattern onto the plain block so we could see where to but our bias (this was 5 years ago).I also used it to mark my black fabric when I did a reverse applique. So maybe it's not an antique yet! :) :)

09-29-2010, 03:50 PM

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miss_ticky2

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Yep..a tracing wheel...I have one of those around the place here somewhere too

09-29-2010, 04:18 PM

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Maggiemay

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My mom used to trace ALL of the stiching lines- darts, seams, everything- on whatever she was making (she didn't sew much, obviously her method was SO time consuming!) I was pretty young, but it would make me tired watching her! I was so relieved when I learned to sew on my own that I didn't need to do that! I still tease her about it!