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Old 09-15-2018, 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by MaryKatherine View Post
I never break stitches. Only one piece actually has ink on it. All the subsequent pieces are marked by running them all thru my domestic. The pattern is actually a perforated copy. So after you've sew it, Traced the perforated line its doubly perforated and tears very nicely. I've used all sorts of paper, even copy paper. My decisions are usually based on what do I have available right now. The follow up involeves looking for tiny bits left behind and removing them with tweezers. Hope that helps.
I have always used tracing paper, but after seeing that you use a heavier paper, I tried freezer paper, secure it on block with a few pins, then iron it on fabric. That works great, and isn’t any harder to remove than the tracing paper
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