Template Plastic
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Template Plastic
Has anyone ever used the template plastic from Jo-Ann's? I looked on their site & I see that they offer several different ones. I'm going to make a cell phone stand & the instructions show covering cardboard for the stand but I want to use plastic in case it gets wet the inside won't fall apart or warp out of shape. None of the products below tell the thickness of the templates but they all say they can be cut with scissors, rotary cutter, etc. My pieces need to be sturdy enough to stand up but not thick like a rotary ruler. Any suggestions on this for me?
http://www.joann.com/quilter-s-thick...prefv1=Product
http://www.joann.com/quilter-s-plast...prefv1=Product
http://www.joann.com/search?q=templa...prefv1=Product
http://www.joann.com/search?q=stencil+template
http://www.joann.com/gridded-plastic...prefv1=Product
Here's what I will be making:
http://www.joann.com/quilter-s-thick...prefv1=Product
http://www.joann.com/quilter-s-plast...prefv1=Product
http://www.joann.com/search?q=templa...prefv1=Product
http://www.joann.com/search?q=stencil+template
http://www.joann.com/gridded-plastic...prefv1=Product
Here's what I will be making:
Last edited by osewme; 08-24-2016 at 05:56 AM.
#2
You can get clear plastic placemats at the dollar tree, I find they work well and are a tad thicker that template plastic, also less expensive. Also plastic canvas that cross stitches use might fit your needs.
#3
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I've never seen a template plastic that would work for what you want - even the thick kind is too flexible for this.
Maybe try a plastic cutting board from the dollar store (this sort of thing) - it might be strong enough for your a cell phone stand, although I don't think it would work for anything bigger. I'm not familiar with the plastic placemats ontheriver suggests, but they would probably work as well.
Maybe try a plastic cutting board from the dollar store (this sort of thing) - it might be strong enough for your a cell phone stand, although I don't think it would work for anything bigger. I'm not familiar with the plastic placemats ontheriver suggests, but they would probably work as well.
#5
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Illinois
Posts: 2,140
I agree with AStitchInTime. I buy all my template plastic from JAF -- both the mylar (heat resistant) and the regular. If you really, really want to use their template plastic, you would need to glue together several layers with e6000 glue because otherwise it is super flimsy & flexible. You would get more support from a cut up cereal box than from template plastic.
Or you could maybe just glue the template plastic onto something thicker like cardboard, foam or ShapeFlex.
Or you could maybe just glue the template plastic onto something thicker like cardboard, foam or ShapeFlex.
#6
Thanks for the info on the template plastic. I looked at the Dollar Tree this afternoon & didn't see anything that I thought would work...well, maybe one plastic thing that had square holes in it. I think I would have to glue 2 together so that wouldn't be too bad. I'll keep looking around. I probably should have bought a couple of those things at the $ tree today to just try. I'm still just making prototypes of this pattern right now. I'm also going to re-vamp it to see if I can make it reversible by putting Velcro on the back sides so it could be used with either fabric choice.
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