How not to make a template
#1
How not to make a template
I wanted to make a template using a heavy plastic (Plexiglas type material). I went to the hardware store and bought a piece of plastic. The pattern appeared in a book, so I though I might be able to print it using an old t-shirt transfer. Print the pattern on the t-shirt transfer and then iron it onto the plastic. Enough to say, the plastic didn't pick up any of the transfer but did buckle.
I did it out in the garage with the door open to prevent fumes. And used parchment paper to protect my iron. Perhaps my only good ideas.
I did it out in the garage with the door open to prevent fumes. And used parchment paper to protect my iron. Perhaps my only good ideas.
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Location: Texas, USA
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I've used the cheap, plastic binders, to make templates. You can see through the lighter colors, and simply trace the design, with a Sharpie. The binders are pretty cheap and when they go on sale, you can't beat them! I also like that they're in colors, which make the templates easier to find.
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Just a suggestion for Nessie & others that may use the binders for templates, I find LOT'S of binders at thrift shops for pennies. Never know what you will find to use for quilting & sewing in the thrift stores
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I miss my days as a draftsmen with a CAD system. always had perfect designs, agree. the thin Mylar purchased at the large fabric store.. maybe not allowed to tell where is best.. altho.. I have used plastic from lids.. with residue gone.. think what our 1900's little ladies had.. Repetition I use card stock and run it through the Xerox machine.
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