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Make Sturdy Sewing Patterns With Leftover Holiday Wrap

I use leftover holiday wrapping paper all year long in my sewing room. I hate working with flimsy tissue paper patterns so I lay them out on the white back of the wrapping paper and transfer them with a Sharpie (it bleeds through the tissue). The new paper patterns are easier to fold and store and last through many more foldings than tissue. And I don't have to pay for special pattern tracing paper!

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By Amy

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January 23, 20120 found this helpful

This is such a good tip! The paper available for sale in sewing centres is too expensive to buy, and I have used everything from left over holiday wrap to brown paper bags to trace off patterns trying to save money.

I think I'll be buying after-holiday sales wrapping paper now. I teach sewing from my home and will pass the idea onto my students, too.

 

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January 23, 20120 found this helpful

Great idea. I also use cardboard from cereal boxes, puzzle boxes, the cardboard you find in calendars, and 2/1.00 poster board. Even pants can be "patched and taped" if the poster board is too short.

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Often times, to save space, you can put a full sized piece folded in half on the edge, and make a note to "fold" on it. Then, you can make any notes with markers as to "cut 2" or "fold" or "cut on bias" etc.

I even use the hole puncher and when they are not needed, I hang them up on a nail. I hope this helps.

Here are some I did with frame templates.

 
 

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