Tracing Panels out on Black Facile

Benzilla · Post by **Benzilla** » 26 Jul 2007 17:09

I don't know what to use to trace out black panels on black facile. I've tried chalk and that was horrible, got the whole section of facile white.

Anyone have any methods or tools to trace out black or dark panels.

PegLegHolly · Post by **PegLegHolly** » 26 Jul 2007 17:32

white gel pen

gMoney · Post by **gMoney** » 26 Jul 2007 20:15

I've kinda been thinking about that too, since the only two colors I have now are white and black

What I've come up with is go to the patterns.phasing.org page, print out a few copies of the patterns, then tape them on to the material and cut it out. I leave a little bit of extra paper from the design itself, 1) to make sure I'm cutting it right, and 2) to make sure when I'm finished, it comes off easily and the tape doesn't stick to the fabric. Aaand that's all I've got

brinard · Post by **brinard** » 26 Jul 2007 20:32

yeah, try to do that on a piece of plastic, making a traceable template.

then once you find youve perfected your favorite template, or simply just one that looks good MAKE MORE templates from sheet metal. i like copper. some people like aluminum. some steel. whatever. whatever you can find, use metal shears (hardcore scissors) and a file to perfect it.

some people can use machines to do it, and i know there used to be someone on modified whod make metal ones for like 10$ a set.

but anyways, tracing panels is quickest nest to using a punch or diecut thingy. and thats always loud.

shred villain · Post by **shred villain** » 26 Jul 2007 20:45

PegLegHolly wrote:white gel pen

silver gel pen!

(i don't know why i posted those devil faces, but i did)

Disturbedboy365 · Post by **Disturbedboy365** » 26 Jul 2007 22:19

brinard wrote: i know there used to be someone on modified whod make metal ones for like 10$ a set.

wasnt that you?

King Monkey · Post by **King Monkey** » 26 Jul 2007 23:47

I just bought a silver ball point type pen (although i think it might be gel, its kinda messy) and had great success cutting black (midnight blue) panels.

Dat · Post by **Dat** » 27 Jul 2007 00:38

shred villain wrote:
PegLegHolly wrote:white gel pen
silver gel pen! (i don't know why i posted those devil faces, but i did)

gold

brinard · Post by **brinard** » 27 Jul 2007 06:47

nah, i think it was johnny or someone who was expierenced stitcher...at that time i was horrible.

ill search....

sanuke okumatzu · Post by **sanuke okumatzu** » 27 Jul 2007 06:48

Disturbedboy365 wrote:
brinard wrote: i know there used to be someone on modified whod make metal ones for like 10$ a set.
wasnt that you?

I'd pay 15$ for a metal template...

All mine get ruined

shred villain · Post by **shred villain** » 27 Jul 2007 09:05

i think i posted this somewhere else already, but i use the black dish containers from stouffers t.v. dinners. i've had my templates for a pretty long time and they are still holding up.

Disturbedboy365 · Post by **Disturbedboy365** » 27 Jul 2007 10:02

ah, i remember them being for sale on the site that was 100% dedicated to stitching... that was a cool site

Chim-Chim · Post by **Chim-Chim** » 27 Jul 2007 15:50

just fold up some fabric, put your template on top of it, and cut along the edges of the template (with nice sharp scissors of course). You'll save a lot of time.

TayChaint · Post by **TayChaint** » 31 Jul 2007 14:22

this is a little wasteful

actually unbelievably wasteful, but sometimes when i can't find a gel pen i put masking tape on the bad side, then trace the pattern onto the masking tape and then cut it out. however it's handy if you have trouble deciphering the bad side from the good side assuming you put it on the bad side...

Benzilla · Post by **Benzilla** » 31 Jul 2007 18:56

I can never tell the difference from the good and bad sides of white.

brinard · Post by **brinard** » 31 Jul 2007 19:13

i figured it out once, and wrote "front" on the side i dont write on. its ez if youre near light. if its dim, good luck.

its pretty easy to make templates if you have the means. (tools) ask a handy person if you need help, its easy enough theyd probably do it for your.

Chim-Chim · Post by **Chim-Chim** » 31 Jul 2007 19:16

if you're concerned about waste consider the amount of time it takes to trace and cut out individual panels. To cut out enough panels for one 32 panel bag one method takes 20+ minutes, the other takes about 2-3 minutes. I don't think the difference in waste products adds up to much more than about 40 or 50 cents worth of wasted fabric.

shred villain · Post by **shred villain** » 01 Aug 2007 22:52

gold

i have been owned

King Monkey · Post by **King Monkey** » 02 Aug 2007 00:40

Just had a thought about making templates: try printing the template from the Template generator on this site, onto sticker paper (you know, like envelope label type paper you can get from print stores). Then you can cut out that shape and stick it to your template material (stiff plastic is good). This would allow you to make very accurate cuts (with a sharp knife, scissors or guillotine) without having to hold the template in place while cutting etc.

Just a thought i had now, dunno if its old news...

gMoney · Post by **gMoney** » 03 Aug 2007 17:49

Plastic Mead notebook covers work great. As for writing on black facile, silver sharpie works awesome, as I just figured out a few minutes ago.