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Looking for a ruler

CraftyIrish

Looking for a ruler
« on: March 09, 2021, 13:16:50 PM »
Hey all not sure if there's one out there but I'm looking for a ruler that has marking all along the ruler for the 3/8 inch. I have had a few things now where I needed to mark out a 3/8 inch and have to just  guess it.  :rant: all my rulers are the same with a big yellow band going around the ruler.

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Iminei

Re: Looking for a ruler
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2021, 13:20:13 PM »
You need a patchwork ruler Hon, they have 1/8th inch increments  ... anyhow I thought you were a Darksider ???
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CraftyIrish

Re: Looking for a ruler
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2021, 13:30:09 PM »
You need a patchwork ruler Hon, they have 1/8th inch increments  ... anyhow I thought you were a Darksider ???
Well all my rulers are for quilting I have started making teddies and purse and lots of the patterns have 3/8 inch seam allowance. Plus now I'm learning to make clothes and having to do a 3/8 inch seam on a zip. Then when I was marking out the pattern some of the pieces I had to add 3/8 seam allowance all around it. It was a nightmare doing it with a tape measure.
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Acorn

Re: Looking for a ruler
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2021, 13:36:57 PM »
My Quiltlines ruler has 3/8" marks at inch intervals like this (the bottom of the numbers is the 3/8" line on the short end - the top edge in the picture is the long edge):



This is the updated version (which is apparently now non-slip!)
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Lilian

Re: Looking for a ruler
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2021, 13:59:35 PM »
Hey all not sure if there's one out there but I'm looking for a ruler that has marking all along the ruler for the 3/8 inch. I have had a few things now where I needed to mark out a 3/8 inch and have to just  guess it.  :rant: all my rulers are the same with a big yellow band going around the ruler.

If it is just for marking, the ruler you show is in increments of 1/8, so three of those are 3/8"  :)
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Acorn

Re: Looking for a ruler
« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2021, 14:09:55 PM »
But around the edge the green strip covers the area from 1/4" to 1/2" so the 3/8" line goes down the middle of the green stripe and is therefore hidden.
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Lowena

Re: Looking for a ruler
« Reply #6 on: March 09, 2021, 14:40:47 PM »
Yes, it's the line that's causing the problem
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Lilian

Re: Looking for a ruler
« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2021, 14:44:37 PM »
Oh I see now, you want the 3/8 visible all the way down  :facepalm:
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sewingj

Re: Looking for a ruler
« Reply #8 on: March 09, 2021, 14:44:53 PM »
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« Last Edit: June 14, 2021, 19:55:41 PM by sewingj »

Lilian

Re: Looking for a ruler
« Reply #9 on: March 09, 2021, 14:46:46 PM »
@CraftyIrish could you not mark out a 3/8 line on the edge of a sheet of card and use that.  I have done this many times  :)
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Ellabella

Re: Looking for a ruler
« Reply #10 on: March 09, 2021, 15:06:43 PM »
Is this what you need?
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It was as cheap as chips but I can’t remember where from.

I use it all the time and am looking for a metric version.
« Last Edit: March 09, 2021, 15:08:21 PM by Ellabella »

Lilian

Re: Looking for a ruler
« Reply #11 on: March 09, 2021, 15:39:28 PM »
I have one of those @Ellabella it's great for drawing circles having little holes along the middle.
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CraftyIrish

Re: Looking for a ruler
« Reply #12 on: March 09, 2021, 16:18:57 PM »
@Ellabella yeah one of them would be perfect
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StitchinTime

Re: Looking for a ruler
« Reply #13 on: March 09, 2021, 16:20:39 PM »
If you are not having to mark great distances, this 6" Omnigrid ruler might do. Looking at the photo, I think the ends of the "long tick marks" on the edge are at 3/8".
https://www.trendytfabrics.com/shop/p/omnigrid-ruler-1in-x-6in

I have one of these somewhere and can check the measurements if it is of interest.

Ploshkin

Re: Looking for a ruler
« Reply #14 on: March 09, 2021, 19:39:10 PM »
Just find a metric ruler.  To all intents and purposes 3/8" is the equivalent of 10mm  :)
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