How many of you use cutting mat lines when cutting fabric?
#131
Originally Posted by mom-6
Sometimes I will use the lines on the mat and sometimes I'll use only the lines on the ruler. If it is a measurement wider than my ruler that's the only way it can be done! For the ones that are within the ruler's width I usually don't bother with also lining it up with the lines on the mat.
#136
I always do it that way, possibly because I am self taught? I was reading some older threads earlier today (when I should have been working <g>) and I saw that lots of folks hee don't use the lines on the mat at all. Not sure how they do that.
#137
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The issue of accuracy aside, my main objection to teaching someone how to cut using the lines is one of fundamentals.
If you are in a situation where you don't have a mat with lines
(workshop, class, retreat, at a friend's, etc.) can you cut without the lines? I have a friend who can't, and sometimes it's a problem when we get together and she has to use a mat without lines...she just can't do it. But then, I'm a dinosaur and I think beginners should at least have a rudimentary knowledge of drafting patterns and making templates. Okay, you can get your guns out to shoot me...
If you are in a situation where you don't have a mat with lines
(workshop, class, retreat, at a friend's, etc.) can you cut without the lines? I have a friend who can't, and sometimes it's a problem when we get together and she has to use a mat without lines...she just can't do it. But then, I'm a dinosaur and I think beginners should at least have a rudimentary knowledge of drafting patterns and making templates. Okay, you can get your guns out to shoot me...
#139
Originally Posted by mom-6
Sometimes I will use the lines on the mat and sometimes I'll use only the lines on the ruler. If it is a measurement wider than my ruler that's the only way it can be done! For the ones that are within the ruler's width I usually don't bother with also lining it up with the lines on the mat.
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