Best paper for paper piecing?
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I like newsprint the best and find it easy to work with. If you have heavier paper or even copy paper, you can make paper removal easier by using a tracing wheel (old sewing gadget) to score the design before stitching it. I try to avoid using glue because I think it makes paper removal difficult. I use thin, flat head pins for accuracy.
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I use the deli wrap papers, the kind theynwrap your to go sandwiches. You can buy them at Sam's Club nd probably Costo. Theyncome in a package of two and each one has at least 500 sheets. And it's easy to tear off
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It's newsprint. I took some to our local paper factory and they identified it for me. Believe me, they know their papers, all kinds of papers. They can tell you what the thickness/weight probably is just by looking at it. It's what they do. So then I bought a whole roll of newsprint from them---very cheap! less than a penny a page. From my experience it does seem identical to the Carol Doak paper I used first.
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I get Crayola Doodle Pads from the dollar store - $1.00 for 60 sheets. They're 9x12 so they need to be cut down to fit the printer. My sister had Carol Doak's papers and then I suggested these. She didn't see any difference between the two.
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I bought a ream of newsprint through Amazon when I was looking at getting started with paper piecing having checked out the alternatives available at that time. Since then I've found I really REALLY like parchment paper (baking type) I get at the dollar store. I have vision issues and it is much easier (even if it takes time) for me to draw out my quilting designs on the paper just sew through and tear off when I'm done. Also works for paper piecing but can be a bit floppy (which newsprint can be as well).
The parchment paper is a 12" x 25' roll, thin/transparent enough to easily trace a pattern. I haven't yet tried cutting it down and running it through my laser printer, I think using the sheet feed option it would be ok. Reasonably soft and flexible it holds up much better than tissue paper. Sometimes tissue paper is made with a plastic film on one side that doesn't tear as easily.
The parchment paper is a 12" x 25' roll, thin/transparent enough to easily trace a pattern. I haven't yet tried cutting it down and running it through my laser printer, I think using the sheet feed option it would be ok. Reasonably soft and flexible it holds up much better than tissue paper. Sometimes tissue paper is made with a plastic film on one side that doesn't tear as easily.
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