The Sewing Place
Tools of the Trade => The Haberdashery => Topic started by: UttaRetch on July 23, 2020, 11:33:38 AM
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I have ordered this (https://www.sewessential.co.uk/pattern-cutting-board) for my cutting table, which is 6ft long by 4ft wide. My plan is to centre the board on the table.
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That's a nice board. I use a similar one on the floor, as there is no space for a cutting table in my sewing room. I'm on my second one, as the first one got tatty. I kept the old one to block knitting.
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I’m on my second one. Used to use it on a dining table to cut out. Luckily I have a cutting table my dad made years ago but still use this to plan pattern lays and work out quantities needed.
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I've got something similar that I got from a proper shop around 1992, it does look a bit tatty now on some of the edges, but it has been worth its weight in gold, extremely useful. Great for sewing downstairs as well as it means I can cut out on the dining room table. That's a good price as I seem to remember the one got was above £20.
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It was surprisingly hard to find. All the search results assume you want a 'cutting' mat. Er, no. Perhaps I should order another one for the future.
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I have one that I bought about 30 years ago. One of the best things sewing related things I've ever bought.
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It's great behind the vertical blinds on my bedroom slider to block the heat in summer. :thumbsup:
I haven't used one of these for garment cutting for at least 20 years. Back then I still used scissors. Now it's rotary cutting all the way! Small sharp snips for inside corners but that's it.
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Now there's a (https://i.imgur.com/0yY8mge.png) I am getting far too much light in my bedroom at night and need something that can be used with the Venetian blinds.
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I've got a similar one I use on the kitchen island unit, wish I'd discovered them years ago, would have saved so many pattern pieces from being pinned onto the carpet back in the days I cut out on the floor!
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I've got a similar one I use on the kitchen island unit, wish I'd discovered them years ago, would have saved so many pattern pieces from being pinned onto the carpet back in the days I cut out on the floor!
I thought that was just me and everyone else had some magic skill to avoid it. :o :dance:
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Now there's a (https://i.imgur.com/0yY8mge.png) I am getting far too much light in my bedroom at night and need something that can be used with the Venetian blinds.
I use my older one from the 70s behind the mini blinds in the dining room. We seldom open the blinds and it's easy to fold up out of the way. We have brutal summers, I have old single pane windows and this one and the aforementioned slider face west and the setting sun.
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I threw out my first one from the 70's. Couldn't stand to cut out on it as the folds drove me nuts.
Starting using one again for drafting patterns. Easy to tape paper to and the lines help keep things squared off. Also like to mark various points by sticking straight pins into it.
Still can't stand to cut out on it.
I still like my scissors. Only use rotaries for cutting silk bias strips and occasionally for linings.
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My board arrived yesterday complete with fold marks and a crumpled corner. I must say I am a bit disappointed and wonder if this is what I wanted after all. However, I'll keep because there is nothing else.
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Well you do get fold marks @UttaRetch, when not in use mine is always folded up and shoved behind the ironing board. I've also got a dog eared corner as well but given its age I can well understand that.
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(https://i.imgur.com/hI4nNY4.jpg)
Laid out on top of my 6ftx4ft cutting table. The plan is to centre it and then stick down at each corner.
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Like the look of your sewing room UttaRetch, now with regards to your cutting out mat, why not get something non slip to put underneath to stop it from moving. Whilst my cutting out table is not super wide, I do put a cutting out board on top to save the surface really, but I tend to lay strips of a non slip rubbery mesh between the board and table and then find I more of often or not I work with the board up 'close and personal', so much easier for me when laying things out, measuring - but then I am not particularly tall so that may make a difference.
So changing subject ever so slightly, how long before you can take up residence in this room?
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I should be within a month. Thing is, though, I don't have any tracing paper and should really order some.
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(https://i.imgur.com/hI4nNY4.jpg)
Laid out on top of my 6ftx4ft cutting table. The plan is to centre it and then stick down at each corner.
That's a stonking hot table @UttaRetch, now I am a bit envious.
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What I do like about drafting on the board is being able to move the board with paper taped to it. I'm 5'6", with abnormally long arms and legs for my height, if the board were taped down, I'd probably not be able to access the center of the table.
I use green painters' tape to tape paper to the board. It works just like old fashioned drafting tape. The blue stuff has too much adhesive.
And yes, that is one AWESOME cutting table!
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Just wondering why you need a board on top of the table @UttaRetch ...
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Good question @Efemera. I trace off my patterns and thought a marked board might be helpful.
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I would think the white surface top the table would be better. I have a green A0 on my table and it makes it really hard to trace. I have to put a sheet of plain white paper underneath. I’m thinking of getting a table protector from these people..they will cut to size and there’s a a grid available to put underneath. I sent for free samples.
https://cherwellsigns.co.uk/products/Rhino_Heavy_Duty_Cutting_Mat/
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@UttaRetch I join in with the comments - that is a cracking table!!
@Efemera I like the cutting board link you suggested. I just may look into getting one for the extension leg of my Horn Cabinet so I can use that as a table.
I have the cutting board under discussion and use it in half on top of my wide ironing board (Shirtmaster) which makes a sort of cutting table at a good height for me.
(Why do I never get tired of looking at sewing tools ?)
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The best aid for tracing is a light table.
I use a piece of tempered glass with a lamp underneath for art work.
Scrap tempered glass can be found at salvage places from old windows and doors- they can be quite large (think shower doors). Lots of ways to raise up off the table top and lots of options these days for light strips underneath. Could be easily set up as needed.
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I'm fine with tracing provided the paper is translucent enough.
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May I recommend Swedish tracing paper? It's incredible, almost fabric like. Easy to trace with and super handy.
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I use Burda tracing paper.. huge sheets and cheap enough.