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5 METHODS TO TRACE A SEWING PATTERN... So you keep your original patterns intact!

Evelyn Wood

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Want to know how to trace a sewing pattern? There are many ways... Here are 5 ways you can use to trace a sewing pattern to make your own copy and keep your original sewing patterns and sizes in tack!!

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20 Comments

@Evelyn__Wood Creator 6 years ago Pinned

I hope this gives you some new ideas for pattern tracing! 😀 So tell me, what is your preferred method of tracing sewing patterns??
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@robinmcgann5634 6 years ago

The first thing I do when tracing is to trace the grain line. That way I can tell if the pattern piece or tracing paper has shifted and I can easily adjust and correct the tracing.

@GaliadelaRosa 6 years ago

Are we all gonna ignore how Evelyn looks like Snow White? Ok...

@insidemonicasworld 5 years ago

My method of tracing patterns is to use a highlighter to highlight my size then put a medical paper (the one used in the doctor's office) on top and trace the highlighted line. The highlighter makes it easier to see the lines I am tracing.

@carolynvines2027 2 years ago

I'm aware that this video is 3 years old; but I'm putting my vote in, just in case. I'd love to see videos on which markings to add to the interior of the pattern pieces.

@francesallshouse7060 6 years ago

I think I've used all these methods at one point or another, but my favorite is to trace my pattern pieces on to clear vinyl using a sharpie. It's easy to trace on, durable, and in my area there are often pieces of it available in the clearance bin. Cheap clear shower curtains work really well too.

@karenholmes2764 6 years ago

l learned how to sew in Home Economics class back in the 1960s, and have always just bought a pattern and used it once, and didn't understand I could adjust it to fit me. Your teachings are very helpful to bring the past with the present, which is the whole idea!

Over the years, I didn't know what colors suited me were, or what styles worked best on my body shape, because I always wore a uniform at work, but that had to come first. I had put my sewing machine away for many years, but then I got older, changed careers, and discovered that it is hard to find clothes that are the right color, shape, size, and quality, and then I found you,. Now I am putting together everything I learned, and am ready to start sewing clothes that actually suit me and my new life. Thank you for helping me make my transition into my new life!

@Feral_Unicorn 6 years ago

I fuse my patterns to feather weight interfacing and store them in 5 gallon zip lock bags in a tote 💜 soo much more stability and easier to trace from for sizes

@sunsess9914 4 years ago (edited)

I love the marker method but instead of permanent markers I use crayola’s washable ones, so I can trace a certain size directly onto fabric without worry. It also means no pinning pattern pieces to fabric! Yay!

Edit: oh and did I mention I get the scented markers? Who doesn’t want their project to temporarily smell like marshmallows and strawberries xD

@kerryphillips4159 6 years ago

I use non stick interfacing to trace over my favourite patterns, it cheap and sticks to the fabric your cutting out. It also keeps well and doesn’t tear, fold it and keep it in a plastic sleeve with original pattern and envelope. I then store them in a ring binder folder. It also irons flat when needed.

@Pour_La_Victoire 6 years ago

I prefer to trace my patterns on rolls of medical tissue paper - the same kind used for lining exam tables! It's cheap and comes in HUGE rolls. If I'm sewing with white or lightweight fabric, I'll trace the pattern right onto the fabric.

@deanfamily9925 5 years ago

This has revolutionised my sewing experience today...no more tissue paper YAY!!

@kriw1083 6 years ago

I've never seen a tracing wheel used without transfer paper to go between the pattern and the paper I was transferring to. It's just like carbon transfer paper, but is usually blue. I love the marker bleed through idea!

@LadyLJOII 6 years ago

6th idea, take inexpensive iron on interfacing, fusible on one side. Cut out your pattern pieces, iron them flat with a warm iron, cut out your interfacing by laying the pattern pieces right side up on the fusible side of the interfacing. Fuse them together and cut that out. You haven't had to draw anything and you have your pattern pieces.

@ruthkirkparick3535 6 years ago

With the tracing wheel method, I would suggest getting a set of the coloured tracing paper. I have seen it online. The set usually has white, yellow, blue and red. Placed between the pattern and the paper below, the tracing wheel literally prints little dots.

@Willowfire26 6 years ago

I learned something new today. I never trace my patterns. I didn't know that I was supposed too! Being a novice sewer can be enlightening and at the same time embarrassing all at once! Thanks for this video. I hate using tissue paper for patterns, but I just went along with it out of ignorance. Thanks for teaching me something better.

@markdumouchelle7059 5 years ago

what an amazing communicator ... i am newly retired microbiologist and fascinated with clothe making ... i have subscribed and i hope to learn more .. thank you

@khaley37781 6 years ago

Talk about timing! I just complained about this thin pattern tissue last night. Thank You!

@QuiltingAllie 3 years ago

I embarrassed to admit - I never knew about pattern tracing until this video. 🙈 I just labeled myself as more of a quilter than garment sewer because I don’t like dealing with the tissue paper patterns. Amazing video. This is a game changer for me.

@Fleurieu.Potters 3 years ago

All these years I've been sewing and I never thought of using a see through paper on top of the pattern - baking paper, how perfect is that! Thank-you!