You can use it for everything you use Artist Tracing Parer for. It also comes on a roll but only 21″ wide. This paper is very similar to artist tracing paper in weight and transparency. Of course, you can order a roll from Blick Art or Amazon. You can purchase a roll at an artist supply store (like Utrecht or Cheap Joe’s) or even a large office supply store (like Staples). It can be loud when being moved about (which is not actually a con but if your HSP it can be irritating)Īll the big names in drafting and art supplies seem to offer rolls of tracing paper.Its thinness makes it susceptible to tearing especially when erasing.It’s economical a 36” x 50-yard roll is about 50 cents a yard.It comes as wide as 36” so most pattern pieces will fit on it without having to tape pieces of tracing paper together.Then after the fitting, you notice no, it didn’t need to be lengthened, or it didn’t need extra length in that particular area, the original is still whole to recopy and do over. It’s also useful for tracing a pattern you haven’t sewn up yet but know needs a simple alteration, like a bust adjustment or lengthening.

This is my usual go-to when tracing off tiled, pdf patterns or any multi-size pattern when I want to keep all the sizes intact. And because it’s so easy to see through, you can easily start tracing one size in the shoulders and move to tracing a different size in the hips, or such. Read on for the details and links to purchase all of these different pattern making papers. In the video, I show you some of the more popular types of paper used for patterns and point out the pros, cons and best uses for each of them. Well, technically, any kind of paper would work but different types of paper have different qualities and some papers are just better for pattern making, drafting, altering and/or tracing.

What kind of paper should you use for pattern making and altering patterns?

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