Stabilizing Sewing Patterns for Long-Term Use
Jessica GiardinoIf you have a pattern that you love to use over and over again, this quick tip is for you. Jessica Giardino tells us how we can stabilize our favorite sewing patterns so that they will stay around for a long time. Jessica gives us two quick options for stabilizing patterns in this sewing tutorial.
If you have a pattern that you simply adore and you use it all the time to sew, it's a good idea to stabilize it so that it will stick around for a long time. First, iron your pattern out on low heat without steam on your iron, and then use lightweight iron-on stabilizer to fuse to the back of your pattern piece. That way it will stick around for awhile. Another option is to trace your pattern pieces onto a painters drop cloth that's made of eight millimeter vinyl or thicker. And that way you'll have all your marks on there, and the vinyl will last a lot longer than this tissue paper.
I've got hearing loss, and found this brief video difficult to follow without subtitles. Especially as it is necessary to show the pattern piece, so lip reading isn't possible for these segments.
I also trace my patterns on to the fabric used for weddings, the roll used by brides for walking down the aisle. I pick it up cheap in thrift stores.
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