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From: abear
Date: 11-11-2004, 07:37 AM (1 of 13)
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I don't know about all of you but this i detest! And that is pinning and cutting out my patterns! Wouldn't it be nice if you could go to a store and say hmm i would like this fabric in this size and they would cut it all out for you right there!! Ok so i am a dreamer!! I have tried the weights and that didn't work I am to heavy handed and my fabric shifts all over the place. I once knew a lady who was a master seamstress and she would use can goods to weigh down the fabric.Ok so it is back to the drawing board for me!! lol Holley Holley
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User: abear
Member since: 08-08-2004 Total posts: 27 
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From: paroper
Date: 11-11-2004, 08:21 AM (2 of 13)
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I agree! Cutting is the yucky part of sewing. If I were wealthy, I'd hire someone to cut for me so I could do the fun stuff! (dream dream dream)
pam
Bernina 200e, Artista V5 Designer Plus, Explorations, Magic Box, Bernina 2000DE & 335 Bernette Serger, Bernina 1530 Sewing Machine, Bernina 1300 DC Overlock (with coverstitch) |
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Member since: 02-03-2004 Total posts: 3775 |
From: grandmasue
Date: 11-11-2004, 08:30 AM (3 of 13)
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I too hated pinning patterns on, I looked at it as a necessay evil of sewing. After taking a quilting class where we had to purchase quilting pins, (glass heads, about an inch and a half long, and a very fine shaft on the pin), I discovered that these pins made pinning on a pattern much easier for some odd reason and I had to use less of them to keep the pattern in place. They cost about $6 a box but it is all I use in my sewing room now. And as I get older and my hands are less nimble I like them more each time I pin a pattern on. If you are going to try this just make sure you get the FINE shaft on the pins Grandma Sue
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User: grandmasue
Member since: 10-26-2004 Total posts: 138 
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From: paroper
Date: 11-11-2004, 09:00 AM (4 of 13)
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I buy some special long (yellow headed) pins for regular sewing at $6.00 a box they are treated like gold around our house. I only buy a certain brand (which I never can remember the name of...) at my local sewing dealer's shop (the long Dritz aren't quite as long or fine). For fine sewing, I buy a extra fine glass headed pin for about the same amount of money. It comes in white or (new) red head. I don't like to use them on cottons because they tend to fall out, but they are great for satins and silks and other fine fabrics and don't pull or snag.
pam
Bernina 200e, Artista V5 Designer Plus, Explorations, Magic Box, Bernina 2000DE & 335 Bernette Serger, Bernina 1530 Sewing Machine, Bernina 1300 DC Overlock (with coverstitch) |
User: paroper
Member since: 02-03-2004 Total posts: 3775 |
From: Magot
Date: 11-11-2004, 10:07 AM (5 of 13)
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It's that first scarey moment of putting scissorrs to fabric - what if I haven't laid the pieces out right? I like to pin and walk away. Then come back a day later and check it all from the beginning again - is this on the straight grain, was it single or double fabric and then take a deep breath before the chirrop of the scissors begins.
love and kisses, Jan
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From: Pudge99
Date: 11-11-2004, 10:43 AM (6 of 13)
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I think everyone hates this part. I found that if I use weights I have to use a rotary cutter rather than scissors because the weights slide when I pick up the fabric to cut.
Gina
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From: LeapFrog Libby
Date: 11-11-2004, 12:06 PM (7 of 13)
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Its been a long time since I learned to sew, but we would get a D or an F if we lifted our fabric while cutting.. That is a habit that I have never changed.. The lady who completed my sewing education (neighbor genius of a seamstress) always left her fabric laying flat on the table also.. She explained to me that if you lifted it, you altered the way the pattern piece was placed, no matter how careful you were.. So, I never started lifting the fabric.. Try this method.. I now use weights most of the time.. My weights are TV remote, books, pinking shears, and all other notions that have a little weight to them.. I am thinking about making some bean bags specially for weights..
Sew With Love
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User: LeapFrog Libby
Member since: 05-01-2002 Total posts: 2022 
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From: beachgirl
Date: 11-11-2004, 03:37 PM (8 of 13)
| Your right Libby, you can't lift the fabric. A good sharp pair of scissors works wonders too. I use Gingher 8" dressmakers for cutting out good fabric. Use rotary for most quilting cutting. I've used all kinds of things for weights but still like the quilting pins for most things. Cretain fabrics need a finer pin though. I use the least pins possible so the pattern won't get distorted. Just my opinions. Theresa |
User: beachgirl
Member since: 08-31-2004 Total posts: 615 
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From: DorothyL
Date: 11-11-2004, 05:43 PM (9 of 13)
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I have found long pins hold better; a large, high cutting table is easy on the back; and with a rotary cutter you never lift the fabric off the table. I still don't like pinning but before I got the high table my back would hurt for days after cutting a garment and I was thinking I might have to give up sewing. Dorothy |
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Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: MaryW
Date: 11-28-2004, 10:09 AM (10 of 13)
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MaryW
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From: bunzino
Date: 11-28-2004, 06:10 PM (11 of 13)
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abear, What's the problem w weights and a rotary cutter? Now that I've figured out how to do that, I'd never go back to pins. Can we help you w that? nancy 
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User: bunzino
Member since: 08-16-2002 Total posts: 119 |
From: grandmasue
Date: 11-29-2004, 10:23 AM (12 of 13)
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I am a penny pincher to the core and I found that by going to the hardware store I could buy these BIG flat heavy washers by the box full. you can get about 20 in a box and the box runs about $10. I found I like these much more because they are flatter( easier to cut around) and because of the hole in the middle they are easily stored on a hook for easy grabbing. The washers I bought are about [2 and 1/2] inches across and have a hole in the center that fits over your thumb which makes placement so quick! I grab about 5 on the thumb and start dropping them in place. I also have a couple of smaller washers for tighter areas or smaller projects but I use the larger size 99% of the time.
Grandma Sue
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User: grandmasue
Member since: 10-26-2004 Total posts: 138
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From: foreversewing
Date: 11-29-2004, 06:25 PM (13 of 13)
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Here is a cutting board idea I got from my sister in law. she got 4 cinder blocks and 1/4 inch plywood, cover plywood with thin batting and fabric. I like the one inch gingham for measuring purposes, top with plastic cover. She put the blocks on her bed then the plywood. There you have it and no more bending over. And you can walk around on three sides. The down fall is you have to take it down at night to get into bed. Since my sister in law was single at the time she just slept on the couch. So cut out early. The good thing is it can be stored under the bed or on its side behind a door, etc. foreversewing |
User: foreversewing
Member since: 11-28-2004 Total posts: 3 |
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