Would you use a rotary cutter for cutting out a pattern, ( laid out on fabric) or is it used for quilting, or is it used just for certain angles on a sewing project?
2007-02-21 05:28:39 · 6 answers · asked by JOW B 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
I use mine for quilting. With a cutter and a guide, I get really straight edges, really fast. They're also perfect for cutting patterns in polar fleece. Again, I use a guide, to get uniform shapes and sizes. I have used it for cutting out paper patterns on fabric. The problem with that is having a suitable cutting surface that is large enough for the entire piece. Really, I use mine whenever I think it will work. They are very sharp! If you choose to use one, be extremely careful. My son cut himself with one even though the blade was locked down in the non-cutting position. (He's OK, though. It was minor.)
2007-02-21 05:40:34 · answer #1 · answered by darlajanette 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can use it to cut a pattern, use it for foundation piecing, stack and whack, quilting, even scrapbooking. Rotary cutters make sewing so much easier!
2007-02-21 05:32:09 · answer #2 · answered by Amigurl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree, they can be used for cutting and piecing quilts, or just cutting any fabric for any reason.
I also keep an old wheel/blade or two around just for cutting paper or anything else that will dull the blade.
(I also use various straight edges, metal or plastic, unless I can cut freehand... and I have various sizes of self-healing mats to cut on)
P.S. It's good to buy a big one if you're going to be using it much...the larger wheel makes cutting easier than the smaller ones.
Diane B.
2007-02-21 06:01:17 · answer #3 · answered by Diane B. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I use mine for quilting and paper crafts. I don't use it for cutting out a pattern as I don't have a mat large enough to do so. It makes cutting fabric for quilting so much faster, easier and straighter.
2007-02-21 05:33:22 · answer #4 · answered by 2littleiggies 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you will desire to get a craft knife or a paper cutter, then use a ruler and decrease alongside the line. Or, fold the paper a number of instances backward and forward alongside the line which you desire to diminish, then pull it aside, bracing and pushing the paper downward against a table. The guillotine could artwork properly in case you stack the papers on suited of one yet another interior the suitable way you like them decrease.
2017-01-03 03:15:47 · answer #5 · answered by goldie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can use them to cut fabric, paper, ect. Great for people that sew, scrap book, craft ect. You can get blades that make waves and other eadges. But remember they are very sharp! They can and till cut you!
2007-02-21 15:19:19 · answer #6 · answered by vwdrivenmama 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋