{"id":447,"date":"2006-03-09T09:42:13","date_gmt":"2006-03-09T14:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/archives\/2006\/03\/tools-and-techniques\/"},"modified":"2006-03-09T09:42:13","modified_gmt":"2006-03-09T14:42:13","slug":"tools-and-techniques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/archives\/2006\/03\/tools-and-techniques\/","title":{"rendered":"tools and techniques"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been thinking for a long time that I want to put up a free pattern on my blog. Then, I get overwhelmed at the idea. So, I’ve decided to try doing it in baby steps. First I will post about the tools I use. Let’s see how far I get with this- ha!<\/p>\n

The first tool is my camera- I just got a new one, a Canon A610. So far I am very happy with it. I had a Nikon 5400 before and was never able to get it to take photos the way I wanted- I thought I was inept until I read all the reviews on Amazon and realized a lot of other people had the same focus issues that I did- phew. This new camera makes this project seem a lot more doable.<\/p>\n

This is my light box- my newest favorite tool-<\/p>\n

\"light<\/p>\n

it is one of the many things I picked up from my parents house in the big clear out. It is an old x-ray viewing unit. I use it to make patterns which always seem to involve a lot of tracing. And here is what I am often tracing onto- freezer paper-<\/p>\n

\"freezer<\/p>\n

This is an old roll that I also got from the parents house, but it is available in supermarkets in the US. I have heard it is called deli paper in other parts of the world. It is paper on one side and plastic on the other.<\/p>\n

What I love about freezer paper-
\n-It sticks to your fabric by ironing it on- Any fabric from bulky felted sweaters to slippery light silky stuff.
\n-You don’t have to worry about seam allowances.
\n-You can reuse the same piece several times- I usually ruin the paper before it gets to the point where it won’t stick to the fabric anymore.
\n-It is cheap so it’s not precious.<\/p>\n

\"sewing\"<\/p>\n

Freezer paper saves a lot of frustration from patterns slipping around. I always use it for my wool dolls. The photo of the hands show another tool I use a lot- the darning foot for my sewing machine. When I make the hands for my wool dolls, I do a free-motion embroidered outline on the machine. Then cut close to the stitching, around the edge.<\/p>\n

\"hand\"<\/p>\n

That’s all for today- any questions?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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