Burda Style For people who sew

Carefully cut through all layers. Now that you have your perfectly cut fabric, remember to choose a new needle of the proper size, adjust your machine's tension before you start sewing. Also, leave the pieces pinned between the paper until you are ready to sew, keeping them neat and in order.

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  Dec 14, 2011, 11.33 AMby gracedrb

  Lovely. Many thanks.
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  Jan 8, 2011, 08.07 PMby jadedseas

  Oh thank you for this post! I just cut out a chiffon pattern prior to reading this and it it looks like I used a serrated bread knife! chiffon and silks are my favorites, so this will be invaluable to me.
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  Nov 19, 2010, 07.52 PMby Dana Furumori

  Thanks for mentioning the importance of not using shears for anything else but fabrics.My husband and son completely wrecked my good shears and now I have to hide them from anybody. Very good advice.
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  Mar 30, 2010, 08.14 PMby bjeppson

  This will work well if you use a rotary cutter or a pair of shears you don’t care about. Otherwise, you should never cut paper with good fabric shears!
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  Feb 4, 2010, 07.20 AMby savirly

  Thanks for the cutting tips . I knew my mistake that I did on my fabrics. The best thing is I can do better after seeing your tips and tricks.