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Am a sewing newbie and am just venturing out into actually using patterns to sew garments, have googled many ways to transfer patterns and this appears to be the easiest and best way. Thank you for sharing!
An inexpensive shower curtain liner is not visible/clear as well as too thin & will make the sharpie drag instead of draw lines smoothly. A good quality shower liner, though pricey, might work ...
Lissa, inexpensive clear vinyl shower curtain liners are available. Also, quality is sufficient for this purpose. I've bought them for other uses, as they make great temporary dust covers and such in my shop. Jessica has a great idea. Especially for folks who do not have a lot of patterns to copy.
Great video.I'm definitely going to try this. Just as a note for UK viewers, 4mil seems to be equivalent to 400g or 400 gauge plastic sheeting. I couldn't find that size anywhere but I plan to try the 500g version.
I was looking for ideas on tracing patterns. This is the best I've seen by far. Now, as I live in Northern Ireland, to find a similar product... my brain is now working overtime trying to think of a product. Now to come off TH-cam and check out Amazon, EBay etc as I know I've seen that plastic. Thank you so much for such a brilliant method.....
4 years later and this video has saved me hours of frustration! I needed a cost effective way of keeping my original commercial patterns in tact while having 8-12 year olds cut out pattern for my learn to sew classes; no more ripped paper and no more patterns that need to be replaced.
This is basically what I do with paper. The fact that you can use this as basically a muslin as well as a pattern is neat. It saves a step and seems like it would be more durable than copying a pattern onto paper.
This is such a great, simple video, thank you! BTW- we were camping in the mountains for a family reunion and needed table covering. We ordered the plastic on line at Wal-Mart for about $7, and picked it up s ame day. So easy, great idea!
Thank you for sharing. I'm new to sewing and I think tracing the size of the pattern is great. can you sharing how to adjust the pattern size if needed when tracing?
Just move the plastic. For example, if you're lengthening at a lengthen line just move your plastic down so that the line on the pattern and the line on the plastic are however far apart you need. Then continue tracing.
great info! Thanks for posting...I'm attempting to make a winter coat from old wool army blankets and the pattern sure was intimidating...not any more!
Best idea! College days screamed for freebies in going to a mattress store to ask for their discarded heavy duty protective plastic sheeting coverings from the dumpster. Be sure to take a box cutter or scissors to cut smaller pieces or be prepared to unfold enormous wads onto the tarmac to roll it up. No worries, plastic is generally not sold for recycling, so there is a rare chance it will be refused from taking. Using clear plastic drop cloth (for painting) is cheap - around $9 at Walmart for a 250sqft roll - lasts forever. It can also be found at Home Depot & Loew's ...Washers & O-rings can be used as weights to keep the plastic as well as fabric from slipping/moving around. I wrapped 2 washers together & O-rings in pretty ribbon w/a dab of fabric glue.
I've been using waxed paper instead of the plastic sheeting for years, the only drawback is that you can't pin it around you. The advantage is that I always have wax paper on hand.
This also looks like a sturdy material for a pattern size that gets used multiple times. I am making my samples all one size (small) and this is just what I needed. I wish it wasn't 1am....I will have to try this tomorrow. You Rock JS!
Nice hands; Yea, I already cut mine out 😐 That's a cool Idea young the 4 mil clear plastic. I bout Driz Template Sheets which are very sturdy and clear, but they're not much larger than a sheet of paper. Some of my pattern pieces are larger than the template sheets. ✂📏🖊 I like how the plastic covers the entire pattern, no matter how large. You don't have to tape template sheets together to get the size you need. Great Job👍
What a great idea using the plastic. I will use this idea with my next sewing project which is tracing out a shorts pattern which is within a pants pattern (all-in-one pattern). So, thank you for this idea.
I have two styles on one pattern i can choose a shorter lenght with short. Hi low or waterfall bottom on longest lenght how would i copy that, according to the shape i want it seems like i have to copy the back like flipping pattern over to make the right side...i only got one front side n one back side. Thank you sam
The plastic is brilliant! I hate cutting patterns out and destroying them. Great for matching plaids or designs on fabrics too when placing for cutting! Thanks!
My pattern only has two pieces, since there it shapes I can't use to make peice without having to flip one over otherwise I'll have two right sides or two left pain in the rear...lol
I typically use tracing paper for marks on the inner parts of pattern pieces. But if it's close to the edges, like notches I'll just flip up the edge and mark with a pencil.
@@JSanime thank you. So, if using tracing paper for marks on inner parts of pattern pieces, how do you do that? Where do you place the tracing paper? over the original un-transferred pattern? or over the copy on plastic sheeting? would appreciate Your help and advice again. Cheers.
Very helpful. I like the clear tracing paper. It helps me not guess if I am tracing correctly. Thank you for taking the time to post this helpful video.
Pretty well. Comparable to the way the tissue patterns work... But the plastic is sturdier. This slippery fabrics still want to move around but that's just the way this fabrics are.
TFS! When you're sewing for two growing kids, it helps to keep a copy of the larger sizes of my patterns before I cut the pattern and use it for smaller sizes.
Fantastic! Using a plastic sheet is probably more durable than using trace paper. Is there a reason why you used a fabric with strips underneath everything instead of a white fabric?
Brilliant idea. Is it possible to use this to extend sizes on ready made patterns? I'd like to extend sizes on several patterns and think it would be a wonderful idea.
Do most patterns already have seem allowance in the size or do I have to add it? Thank you so much for this idea, I have a waterfall dress pattern that has different length and shapes to change shape so since I'm 5ft tall I need to make adjustment right away and doing it your way would help me shrink length then transfer to make my size correct right off! Thanks bunches!
Most commercial patterns do have seam allowance figured in. The nice thing about the plastic is that one you have it traced and cut out, you can pin or staple it together and make any additional alterations.
What size is your dinning room table, please. I'm trying to figure out how to get a piece of wood to use on my bed for when I sew... or transfer patterns.
I don't remember. I don't have that table anymore. I know it could seat up to 8 people and it was tall... Bar height I think they call it... Which was nice cause I'm tall. Really you just need something big enough to let you trace a full piece at a time. 3 to 4 ft or 1 meter square would probably be enough.
@@JSanime Ha ha ha... I got lost at 3 to 4 ft. That's alright, I understand bar height and 8 people. Thank you for responding so quickly. I appreciate that.
I usually don't work too much about it... If it's bothering me i try running my fingernail along the crease to help smooth them out a little... I've also been able to press them out with an iron on a low setting and a press cloth. Just remember to lift and press your iron... Sliding it will stretch the plastic... But pressing the plastic can be a pain.
Lay it out on a flat surface and gently heat it with a blow dryer. The plastic will gradually relax. Don't overheat or push/pull at it while hot, as that can cause distortion. Hope this helps.
It's always worked well for me. But it's just my preferred way to copy patterns. The great thing about sewing is that there are multiple ways to do things that still lead to the same result. Part of the fun for me is to try new techniques. Sometimes I like the method better and incorporate it, other times I don't and I keep looking. Which method do you prefer?
I love this. Instead of the sharpie I use a cd-marker. That dries immediately on the plastic and makes no smearing staines.
Am a sewing newbie and am just venturing out into actually using patterns to sew garments, have googled many ways to transfer patterns and this appears to be the easiest and best way. Thank you for sharing!
This is genius. I’m going to Walmart right now lol
I know this is an older video but I just wanted to thank you! The tip about stapling your pattern together to see if it fits is brilliant!
one of the best tips I've seen! used it today, a great idea that ACTUALLY works, I'm hooked!... great of you to share it with us, many thanks 👍
I bet a shower curtain liner would work if the sheeting is expensive, or hard to find.
An inexpensive shower curtain liner is not visible/clear as well as too thin & will make the sharpie drag instead of draw lines smoothly. A good quality shower liner, though pricey, might work ...
Lissa, inexpensive clear vinyl shower curtain liners are available. Also, quality is sufficient for this purpose. I've bought them for other uses, as they make great temporary dust covers and such in my shop. Jessica has a great idea. Especially for folks who do not have a lot of patterns to copy.
Yes, as long it's vinyl ...
Oldtimer Lee d
Great video.I'm definitely going to try this. Just as a note for UK viewers, 4mil seems to be equivalent to 400g or 400 gauge plastic sheeting. I couldn't find that size anywhere but I plan to try the 500g version.
Thanks was planning to google once I had finished watching .
I was looking for ideas on tracing patterns. This is the best I've seen by far. Now, as I live in Northern Ireland, to find a similar product... my brain is now working overtime trying to think of a product. Now to come off TH-cam and check out Amazon, EBay etc as I know I've seen that plastic. Thank you so much for such a brilliant method.....
Good information is always needed. Thank You Very Much
4 years later and this video has saved me hours of frustration! I needed a cost effective way of keeping my original commercial patterns in tact while having 8-12 year olds cut out pattern for my learn to sew classes; no more ripped paper and no more patterns that need to be replaced.
Thank you so very much for posting this!!! This is exactly what I was looking for!
Thanks very well ecplained can you do the same with a simple pattern am very new
Thanks for sharing. I used your tip and this has been an absolutely amazing idea. Thanks a million!
Thankyou this is such a smart way of doing it!! I learned a lot in just one video
Finally someone who understands my kind of OCD!!!! lol this is a brilliant idea!!! thank you SOOO SOOO SOOO MUCH for sharing
That looks easier than the other one I saw TY.
This is basically what I do with paper. The fact that you can use this as basically a muslin as well as a pattern is neat. It saves a step and seems like it would be more durable than copying a pattern onto paper.
Fantastic! Guess what I will be buying tomorrow. love your videos
This is such a great, simple video, thank you! BTW- we were camping in the mountains for a family reunion and needed table covering. We ordered the plastic on line at Wal-Mart for about $7, and picked it up s ame day. So easy, great idea!
Brilliant idea. I make kids costumes, and make multiple sizes from the same pattern, so don't want to cut my original pattern.
That was very interesting. I may give it a try because I am always cutting the wrong lines on my pattern pieces. Thanks for sharing.
You are amazing! This is an amazing idea! Going to do my patterns like this. Thank you, I appreciate it!
Black sharpies do not dry very well. Blue works the best.
mapinator Make sure to test the markers, too. Some of the knock off brands don't work out at all.
Your idea is amazing. Where did you get your pattern weights?
Wonderful idea! Plan on using it! Thanks
Just watched your video. Brilliant !!
Brilliant! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for sharing. I'm new to sewing and I think tracing the size of the pattern is great. can you sharing how to adjust the pattern size if needed when tracing?
Just move the plastic. For example, if you're lengthening at a lengthen line just move your plastic down so that the line on the pattern and the line on the plastic are however far apart you need. Then continue tracing.
this is genius! thank you for sharing!!
Thank you for this - it was very useful (once I discovered what a "sharpie" is!)
Oh my goodness. I never even thought that "sharpies" might not exist in other parts of the world. I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
I wish i found this tip long time ago. Brilliant
great info! Thanks for posting...I'm attempting to make a winter coat from old wool army blankets and the pattern sure was intimidating...not any more!
Maria Keown Sorry for the late reply. I've been without a computer for the last several months. I'm glad this helps! Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much. This is awesome.
Best ideas yet for tracing patterns
Such a great idea. Thank you!
Best idea! College days screamed for freebies in going to a mattress store to ask for their discarded heavy duty protective plastic sheeting coverings from the dumpster. Be sure to take a box cutter or scissors to cut smaller pieces or be prepared to unfold enormous wads onto the tarmac to roll it up. No worries, plastic is generally not sold for recycling, so there is a rare chance it will be refused from taking. Using clear plastic drop cloth (for painting) is cheap - around $9 at Walmart for a 250sqft roll - lasts forever. It can also be found at Home Depot & Loew's ...Washers & O-rings can be used as weights to keep the plastic as well as fabric from slipping/moving around. I wrapped 2 washers together & O-rings in pretty ribbon w/a dab of fabric glue.
Love it! Thank for sharing.
Thank for sharing.
Question how do you store all those different sized patterns?
In big manila envelopes. You can even make copies of the original envelopes and glue them to the new envelopes.
This is such a brilliant idea! I can't wait to try it.
Huzzah! New video!
I’ve been looking for this exact process! Thank you!
I've been using waxed paper instead of the plastic sheeting for years, the only drawback is that you can't pin it around you. The advantage is that I always have wax paper on hand.
This also looks like a sturdy material for a pattern size that gets used multiple times. I am making my samples all one size (small) and this is just what I needed. I wish it wasn't 1am....I will have to try this tomorrow. You Rock JS!
That was great, thank you
Nice hands; Yea, I already cut mine out 😐 That's a cool Idea young the 4 mil clear plastic. I bout Driz Template Sheets which are very sturdy and clear, but they're not much larger than a sheet of paper. Some of my pattern pieces are larger than the template sheets. ✂📏🖊 I like how the plastic covers the entire pattern, no matter how large. You don't have to tape template sheets together to get the size you need. Great Job👍
Genius
I found you 8 years later but better late than never. This is brilliant. 2 mil plastic is easy to come by and works very well.
What a great idea using the plastic. I will use this idea with my next sewing project which is tracing out a shorts pattern which is within a pants pattern (all-in-one pattern). So, thank you for this idea.
This is amazing!
I have two styles on one pattern i can choose a shorter lenght with short. Hi low or waterfall bottom on longest lenght how would i copy that, according to the shape i want it seems like i have to copy the back like flipping pattern over to make the right side...i only got one front side n one back side. Thank you sam
OMG! This seems so much easier than using a tracing wheel! I'm going to try this this weekend
Thank you SOOOO MUCH for sharing this!.. You ROCK!👍👍👍
The plastic is brilliant! I hate cutting patterns out and destroying them. Great for matching plaids or designs on fabrics too when placing for cutting! Thanks!
Yes. If you're trying to match patterns in the print of the fabric you can even trace a little of the print onto the plastic to line up your pieces
My pattern only has two pieces, since there it shapes I can't use to make peice without having to flip one over otherwise I'll have two right sides or two left pain in the rear...lol
Genius
Thanks for taking the time to share tips and tricks I am new to sewing love this trick to not cut up your patterns. Adding to my skill set.
Thanks for the tip, was looking for ideas and this seems the easiest I've come across.
just wondering how you transfer the markings onto fabric with this plastic pattern piece? thanks?
I typically use tracing paper for marks on the inner parts of pattern pieces. But if it's close to the edges, like notches I'll just flip up the edge and mark with a pencil.
@@JSanime thank you. So, if using tracing paper for marks on inner parts of pattern pieces, how do you do that?
Where do you place the tracing paper? over the original un-transferred pattern? or over the copy on plastic sheeting?
would appreciate Your help and advice again. Cheers.
I've just come across this brilliant tutorial, thank you for sharing, it's a great idea - I get sick of paper !
Great Idea and video. thanks for sharing. Do you have a video actually reading the pattern and then cutting the fabric?
Very helpful. I like the clear tracing paper. It helps me not guess if I am tracing correctly. Thank you for taking the time to post this helpful video.
Awesome! Where did you get your pattern weights?
Fabulous idea. Just ordered polythene garden sheeting to see if that will work. Cheaper option in the UK.
Hi. what thickness did you order. I was going to get the 4mm clear on Amazon
Popped into Wilko and got their plastic sheeting for the garden. Don't remember the thickness but it worked really well.
Really good idea, thank you!
How does the plastic work with the fabric?
Pretty well. Comparable to the way the tissue patterns work... But the plastic is sturdier. This slippery fabrics still want to move around but that's just the way this fabrics are.
@@JSanime Thanks a lot. I like this option.
Fantastic! Thank u for taking the time to make this video.
I'm new to sewing and can't wait to learn
What a fantastic idea! Cant wait to put it to use. Thank you!
Yessss, finally!!! I’ve been racking my brain to find a fast easy way , I’ve tried it all but this. This is genius , thanks!
TFS! When you're sewing for two growing kids, it helps to keep a copy of the larger sizes of my patterns before I cut the pattern and use it for smaller sizes.
Bev M I make a lot of costumes for friends so having all of the sizes available at any time is super handy. Thanks for watching!
Fantastic! Using a plastic sheet is probably more durable than using trace paper. Is there a reason why you used a fabric with strips underneath everything instead of a white fabric?
E Wiggins I think that’s just his table cover. He said he damaged the table previously.
what happens next? do you cut it out then put it on the fabric and pin it or mark around it?
Yes, I cut them out and use them like a regular pattern piece.
Fantastic idea with plastic instead of tissue paper which tears
I'm new to sewing and this is great info!
Best idea ever. Thanks for posting.
I like to use gift tissue and tape it together for bigger pieces.
Brilliant idea. Is it possible to use this to extend sizes on ready made patterns? I'd like to extend sizes on several patterns and think it would be a wonderful idea.
Thanks! I'm planning to film a video showing how to size patterns up and down with this technique.
Thank you. You've made it seem so much easier and fun.
Bull clips would also hold pattern to try on
It is a really good idea. Thanks for sharing it.
How do you transfer your pattern to the fabric? Thanks
Once you've transferred to the plastic, you can cut out the plastic pieces and use them like regular pattern pieces.
Do most patterns already have seem allowance in the size or do I have to add it? Thank you so much for this idea, I have a waterfall dress pattern that has different length and shapes to change shape so since I'm 5ft tall I need to make adjustment right away and doing it your way would help me shrink length then transfer to make my size correct right off! Thanks bunches!
Most commercial patterns do have seam allowance figured in. The nice thing about the plastic is that one you have it traced and cut out, you can pin or staple it together and make any additional alterations.
@@JSanime I will do this since I am in between sizes, thank you for this awesome video!
What size is your dinning room table, please. I'm trying to figure out how to get a piece of wood to use on my bed for when I sew... or transfer patterns.
I don't remember. I don't have that table anymore. I know it could seat up to 8 people and it was tall... Bar height I think they call it... Which was nice cause I'm tall. Really you just need something big enough to let you trace a full piece at a time. 3 to 4 ft or 1 meter square would probably be enough.
@@JSanime Ha ha ha... I got lost at 3 to 4 ft. That's alright, I understand bar height and 8 people. Thank you for responding so quickly. I appreciate that.
Best way I have seen! Thanks!
Fantastic!
My plastic sheeting has deep creases how do you smooth it out. I love this method!
I usually don't work too much about it... If it's bothering me i try running my fingernail along the crease to help smooth them out a little... I've also been able to press them out with an iron on a low setting and a press cloth. Just remember to lift and press your iron... Sliding it will stretch the plastic... But pressing the plastic can be a pain.
Lay it out on a flat surface and gently heat it with a blow dryer. The plastic will gradually relax. Don't overheat or push/pull at it while hot, as that can cause distortion. Hope this helps.
I love this idea
You are a genius!!!!! 😊
How clever! Thx
Loved your tip.
Hi, I love the idea of using plastic to copy the patterns. In what section will I be able to find the plastic you're using?
Chioma Anyiam this is probably too late for you, but may help others... It's found with the painting supplies in all stores.
Waste of time. Plastic is way too slippery to accurately cut out once on the fabric.
It's always worked well for me. But it's just my preferred way to copy patterns. The great thing about sewing is that there are multiple ways to do things that still lead to the same result. Part of the fun for me is to try new techniques. Sometimes I like the method better and incorporate it, other times I don't and I keep looking. Which method do you prefer?