It really depends on several things: What are you cutting, what material you are using, will the cut edge be showing??? Regardless, the first thing is SHARP cutting tools. Next...
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Reply To: pattern size numbers on pattern
...demonstrating this on our site, but it's part of our premium membership. https://www.professorpincushion.com/professorpincushion/lengthen-or-shorten-pattern/ The arrows pointing to the lines with sizes next to them are pointing to the cutting lines....
When to use serger/overlocker?
...whole fabric before starting and others say that after cutting the pattern (ie. before the seam). I don't have an overlocker/serger to start with....I understand that I could sew a...
Reply To: Front and back neck facing
...is the case, send an email to the consumer services for the pattern company.) Check the facing pattern and make sure you're cutting it out of the fabric correctly. For...
Reply To: Pinning pattern to fabric
Yes, we do! 🙂 Check out this tutorial on cutting out a pattern: https://www.professorpincushion.com/professorpincushion/cutting-out-a-pattern/ and then we have the tutorial on pattern layout which is pinning pattern pieces to your...
Reply To: Dotted Lines on The Pattern Paper
...numbers next to them? We have a tutorial on some basic concepts, there might be a clue in one. cutting out your fabric https://www.professorpincushion.com/professorpincushion/cutting-out-a-pattern/ Pattern Layout https://www.professorpincushion.com/professorpincushion/pattern-layout/ Making Fabric https://www.professorpincushion.com/professorpincushion/marking-fabric/...
Reply To: how to sew with crinkled taffeta??
...stretch it while cutting or sewing. I think a good way to prevent this is by basting the seamlines and hemlines on the individual fabric pieces before sewing any seams....
Reply To: Laying out material…picture shows part of pattern is off the material.,.why?
There are no cutting instructions. It's a MCCalls pattern. there are instructions that show how to lay the pieces out on the material and there are instructions for sewing the...
Fusible Interfacing
I'm working on a quilting project. Some of the fabrics I'm using need to have fusible interfacing. I would like to apply the interfacing prior to cutting the dozens of...
Reply To: Double Thickness
...not quite the same, your tutorial will be my companion for this project.) I too found in my "Cutting Layouts" the reference to "Double Thickness*". There was no mention of...