Need Help On Saving Patterns...

[BBAYS]

I second the x-ray film. Very inexpensive on ebay and lasts forever.

[Trav]

Plastic file folders and envelopes, the piece of plastic in the bottom of those recycled tote bags they sell at the grocery stores, plexiglass, hardened leather, varnished heavy cardstock posterboard, you can also buy blank sheets of stencil plastic at hobby stores--my personal favorite. Smooth on one side, usually slightly pebbled on the other, semi-transparent, and can be obtained fairly easily in pieces up to page sized to about 18" by 24". The stencil blanks can be cut on a sheet of glass with a "stencil tip" in a woodburning tool, so you can even make slots and holes for marking where rivets or major features will go, and since you can see through it, it is handy for cutting around scars, holes, scratches, and brands.

Thanks for this. I picked up a couple ideas