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at Lowes, it's in the plumbing section. It's laying on a shelf so you can't really see that it's a roll of fabric. They called it soil seperator cloth. It's up pretty high, above all the plastic piping.
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Originally posted by TipToe Fairy Thanks! I'll try the Lowe's in the next town, they are so much better than our home depot, lol.
Our Home Depot had NO clue what I was talking about. I just walked right into the plumbing section and Lowe's and he pointed me straight to it. I got a big ol' roll for 18$.
I use freezer paper. One side is paper so it's easy to write on, and the other side is kind of plastic-ey so they don't tear up when i store them. Plus a huge roll that will last me like a year is only $4 at the grocery store.
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Depends. If it's something I'm going to use over and over I use interfacing. If I want to just use it a few times I take it to Kinko's and make copies and cut right into them. Sometimes I laminate them if I like them (leggings come to mind!)
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I don't have KwikSew but I do have some multi-size patterns I use over and over again. I buy rolls of cheap wrapping paper at the dollar store (or just use up extra Xmas wrap). I trace onto the back and then store the original pattern, instructions & copy in gallon size ziplock bags in my pattern box. They don't last forever but I think I've only worn out a couple to the point that I had to retrace them. And wrapping paper is thin enough that I can just tape them to a window and trace easily.
I use good ol dollar store clear table cloth! and a dollor store black felt tip marker to trace the pattern on the clear plastic! I can see everything and it lasts!
I buy the "interfacing" with the blue grids (at least that's what it's with) with a 50% off Joanns coupon. I bought some KS tracing paper, but I'm not as happy with it.
I usually use Pattern-Ease, but have used interfacing as well. I used freezer paper one time, too. For my own dipe cover patts, I used manila envelopes. I taped 2 together for the largest one and let the join be the centre of the patt so it folds in half nicely.
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I use Carriff Soil Separator Fabric - it is extra thin and only needs a colored pencil for tracing. Very durable. Found out about it from a newsgroup I am on for pattern drafting software - many of the women use it for making their muslins, so you can sew it an use it as a stabilizer.
I bought it at Lowe's - back in the plumbing section. It was next to the black plastic corrugated pipe used outdoors. It was about $30 for 300 feet of 36" fabric. I bought it 2 years ago and I still have more than half a roll left. If you go into Lowe's looking for it in the plumbing section and the guy doesn't know what you are talking about, ask him where the "drain sleeves" are - and it should be near there.
I think they caught on that it can be used for this and are now marketing it as such. They also have an online store to buy directly from them: Carriff.com
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Originally posted by bakinglass I use Carriff Soil Separator Fabric - it is extra thin and only needs a colored pencil for tracing. Very durable. Found out about it from a newsgroup I am on for pattern drafting software - many of the women use it for making their muslins, so you can sew it an use it as a stabilizer.
I bought it at Lowe's - back in the plumbing section. It was next to the black plastic corrugated pipe used outdoors. It was about $30 for 300 feet of 36" fabric. I bought it 2 years ago and I still have more than half a roll left. If you go into Lowe's looking for it in the plumbing section and the guy doesn't know what you are talking about, ask him where the "drain sleeves" are - and it should be near there.
I think they caught on that it can be used for this and are now marketing it as such. They also have an online store to buy directly from them: Carriff.com
This is what I use too. Its the best stuff that I have ever used and its cheap too!! How often does that happen???
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