Tracing patterns

[Sharonnz]

Me again .

I have been wondering how to make my pattern pieces a little more "permanent". What do other people do?

Thanks for the Collins desk top pad idea, Michelle. I think I recall that Leanne has put some of hers on upholstery fabric. Do people ever get their well-used stuff laminated?

TIA, Sharon

[Gaia]

Hi!

I use a medium weight non iron vilene.

Not the cheapest option but the pattern lasts.

Would love to here what others use as well.

cheers
~Heather~

[Tom's Mum]

I use thermal curtain fabric for often used patterns. It's a bit more difficult to copy the pattern on to because you can't trace the pattern (not see-through IYKWIM). You can often get cheap offcuts.

I also use non iron on interfacing. Probably the same thing Heather is talking about. It's about $1.30p/m at spotlight.

Both are great cause they 'stick' to the fabric so I don't need to pin unless it is something slippery like PUL.

ETA - you can also write on both with pen. For nappies I write who I made it for and the colour (eg Tom's yellow pocket) so I know if it is a good fit etc then I can make it again from the correct pattern. I must have 20 or 30 similar but slightly different variations on my original patern and it can be hard to remember which pattern I used for what.

[mum2girls]

I use fusing. $1 a metre at spotlight I think from memory.

[Louise]

I use thermal curtain fabric for my nappy patterns. It is great because it doesn't slip on the fabric so you don't need to use pins.
Sue (Dodgums) gave me the idea (and the fabric actually) to do this and I find it great.

[Dunners]

Thermal curtain fabric for me (once I'm happy with the design, which I usually make out of newspaper or A4 paper taped together).

[dennesclan]

I use a non woven fabric that DH works with every day It is a polyester spun Non woven and it is perfect... Plus it is free for me

[Claire]

I have durasealed some patterns!

[nova]

lol non-woven fabric is one of the main 'ingredients' in Treasures nappies!

[sable]

I use the thermal curtaining too; I design on the end rolls of newsprint you can get from your local newspaper (the Star in this case); that way I've got cheap paper on hand for the boys to paint on too.

[dennesclan]

Oooh I didn't know that - DH makes milk filters for milking machines and these are the offcuts that would usually be rubbish... So i guess I am recycling in a way...

U know the reusable bags that Woolworths and all the shops have now that you can buy?? THAT'S the stuff I use for pattersn

[dennesclan]

Actually the stuff I use for patterns is a cellulose base product (DH asked at work today) and it is biodegradable