TIP OF THE WEEK TUESDAY: CUTTING FABRIC…January 19th, 2010 @ 10:35 pm | Filed In: STITCHING · TIP OF THE WEEK TUESDAY
HI!!!
I FOUND THIS TIP ONLINE, BUT ONE OF MY SEWING TEACHERS HAD TOLD ME THIS SAME THING WHEN I FIRST STARTED SEWING.
“WHEN CUTTING FABRIC, TAKE LONG BITES OF THE FABRIC AND DON’T LET THE SCISSORS SHUT COMPLETELY. STOP ABOUT ONE INCH FROM THE TIP. RE-OPEN THE SCISSORS, SLIDE THEM ALONG THE FABRIC THEN CONTINUE TO CUT. ”
I LIKE TO USE MY ROTARY CUTTER IF I AM MAKING A TOTE BAG OR CUTTIN SQUARES FOR QUILTS BECAUSE IT’S SO MUCH EASIER. FOR PATTERNS IT’S HARDER TO USE A ROTARY CUTTER SO I FOLLOW THE TIP ABOVE AND IT WORKS FOR A MUCH CLEANER CUT.
HAVE A GREAT EVENING, I KNOW IT’S KIND OF LATE BUT I KNOW SOME OF YOU LIKE TO GOTO BED LATE.
JOIN ME TOMORROW FOR A FUN WEB CRAWLER WEDNESDAY!!
THANKS FOR VISITING.
