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Tip of the Day: Post-It Notes

Old 12-27-2013, 11:29 AM
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I was watching a Craftsy course with Eileen Roche, and she gave the most awesome tip: use post-it notes as a cloth guide. You just take the bottom note off a pad of post-its and stick the whole pad to your needle plate at whatever distance you need from the needle. (sticky edge closest to the needle of course)

I just tried this out while stitching the channels for a drawstring on a bag and it was pretty awesome, I didn't even have to mark the fabric. I just put the needle down where I needed it, stuck the post-its at the edge of the fabric, hit the start button, and let it go. I just had to do some minimal guidance of the fabric to keep it in line with the edge of the post-its... came out perfectly!
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Old 12-27-2013, 11:52 AM
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I've heard of people cutting out several layers of masking tape to use as a fabric guide too. Glad to hear that post-its worked so well for you.
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Old 12-27-2013, 11:53 AM
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Jan in Va had this tip a while back. I find evetually the cloth works it's way under the stack.
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Old 12-27-2013, 12:17 PM
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I use this with the young girls I teach to sew. The ridge created by the stack of Post-It notes creates a barrier, which is more helpful than a piece of tape or marked needle plate.
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Old 12-27-2013, 12:49 PM
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I use Command strips. They stay stuck solid but easy to remove with no residue at all.
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Old 12-27-2013, 12:55 PM
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i have a terrific fenced 1/4" foot, but have also used the stacked post its. if you don't need it for too long of a time, it works pretty good.
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Old 12-27-2013, 01:36 PM
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I often use 3-4 layers of blue masking tape. Easy to take off when I'm doing something else. I just stick it next to the sewing machine and put it back on when I need it!
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I sometimes use a Band-Aid. It's sticky, thick and easy to remove.
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Old 12-27-2013, 08:38 PM
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Will have to try this. Thanks for the tip.
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Old 12-28-2013, 07:49 AM
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Very cool, thank you!
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