On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 8:00 AM, Carol Kocian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> What is your favorite method of preserving patterns to keep them intact? >>> In the past, I have fused the tissue to muslin, but those were *very* simple >>> children's play clothes, and eyeballing the cutting line for a smaller size >>> was simple. > > > I rarely use commercial patterns; usually I would draft them out of a > book onto paper. > > My favorite paper source: If anyone is near a large printing plant, call > and ask if they print on web presses, and if so wold they give you a butt > roll? >
My favorite pattern paper is Christmas gift wrap. Not just any old gift wrap but the glossy stuff you can usually only get at Christmas. The back side takes a marker beautifully and it's sturdy enough to use over and over. Also, it's just more fun. :) MaggiRos -- Maggie Secara ~Coming in July from Popinjay Press A Compendium of Common Knowledge 1558-1603: Elizabethan commonplaces for writers, actors, & re-enactors ISBN: 978-0-9818401-0-9 _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
