Type of paper used for paper piecing?
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Type of paper used for paper piecing?
What type of paper do you use for foundation paper piecing, it needs to be something I can feed into my printer?
I saw something at Joann Fabrics, but it was pricey, are there cheaper alternatives?
Thanks for your help.
Elise
I saw something at Joann Fabrics, but it was pricey, are there cheaper alternatives?
Thanks for your help.
Elise
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I have been really enjoying paper piecing lately too. After making a couple of Neimeyer patterns, I decided to try one without her pattern and paper. I used the thinnest typing/copier paper I could find at Walmart. It was just okay, but I decided there must be something better because I still had to be very careful not to rip stitches. I researched what others had used, and found that newsprint is supposed to tear much easier. I purchased 500 sheets of white newsprint from Amazon for about $10 and that included shipping! The reviewers said that it was the same as those expensive papers you can buy at the quilt shops and at a fraction of the cost. I have not sewn with it yet, but for $10 I figured it was worth a try. If you want to give me a day or so, I will give this a test run and post my results. :-)
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Hobby Lobby carries the Carol Doak newspaper in a letter size. It's about $10 but with the 40% off coupon, it ends up at $6. It tears just as easy as the Judy Niemeyer paper, which is very easy, but no so easy that it rips as you are working with it. I think there are 100 sheets in each pack.
Some printers like it, I have 2 that don't, and they aren't even the same brand. Go figure! I take it to Office Depot and run 1 sheet at a time. If their big printer starts grabbing the sheets too quickly, it just jams up their machine.
Some printers like it, I have 2 that don't, and they aren't even the same brand. Go figure! I take it to Office Depot and run 1 sheet at a time. If their big printer starts grabbing the sheets too quickly, it just jams up their machine.
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You don't need anything special.
I have done a LOT of paper piecing.
All I have ever used is the copy paper in my printer.
Yes, just regular copy/printer paper.
If I have it, I prefer to use yellow or pink.
It makes no difference to the PP process.
I just like the way I can "see" it easy enough, amidst any other notes on white papter that might be laying around my work area.
I have done a LOT of paper piecing.
All I have ever used is the copy paper in my printer.
Yes, just regular copy/printer paper.
If I have it, I prefer to use yellow or pink.
It makes no difference to the PP process.
I just like the way I can "see" it easy enough, amidst any other notes on white papter that might be laying around my work area.
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The scribble pads from the Dollar tree are newsprint paper and it is either 60 or 90 sheets for $1.00! This is what I use but I did have to cut the sheets down to fit on my printer. I use the cut off pieces for grocery lists phone messages etc so not a total waste. . .
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I agree about the plain old copy paper. I did the dumb thing first and bought some of the Jo Ann stuff. It's flimsy and got stuck and wadded up going through my printer the first try. I like to use smaller stitches with the copy paper so it perforates better and tears off easier. The only time the pricey stuff come in handy is to reverse a pattern, because it is transparent.
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I use plain newsprint that I buy on Amazon. I bought a stack of 500 sheets for $3.49 + $5 shipping. Its much cheaper than the "foundation" paper and as far as I can tell is exactly the same.
Here is a link
http://smile.amazon.com/Sax-Plain-Wh...ords=newsprint
Here is a link
http://smile.amazon.com/Sax-Plain-Wh...ords=newsprint
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