Cardboard Sheets

[piheart]

Hi guys!

I bought a sewing maching few months ago, now start to make bag. wanna ask you guys where you usually get your cardboard to make pattern before you make bag? I searched online, most of them are very thin pattern paper or thick shipping cardboard.

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[Glendon]

If you need larger sheets for bigger bag sides, I would go with Bontex. It's usually sold as bag stiffiner, but it works well for patterns. However, for smaller patterns, cereal boxes work very well. And those are basically free if you are buying cereal anyway. Old file folders are also good if you have a source for them.

Edited July 15, 2013 by Glendon

[piheart]

Thank you Glendon, yes, I saw bag stiffiner on springfield! I bought pattern paper in sewing store, too thin, think bontex is best to make pattern.

[AndyL1]

Sometimes I use the Priority mail envelopes from the USPS. Cut them down two sides and you have one big sheet and the best part is... They're FREE!

[Double U Leather]

I go to my local feed store and take the cardboard off of the top of the pallets of feed. They're about 4' x 4', and make super patterns. A couple of those pieces will make a lot of patterns for sure.

[dirtclod]

Sometimes I use the Priority mail envelopes from the USPS. Cut them down two sides and you have one big sheet and the best part is... They're FREE!

Hope nobody from the post office reads this.

[Tex Shooter]

For smaller patterns that you use a lot, you can get a polyethylene pattern sheets at a lot of hobby stores. Your pattern can be laid on it and cut with leather shears, then the edges can be filed and sanded to a exact size and shape. -- Tex

[AndyL1]

Hope nobody from the post office reads this.

HAHA! Keep it a secret will ya? ;-)

[Ryan Barto]

I design my smaller items on the computer with Inkscape, print it out and glue to posterboard to cut. Works great for pieces that fit on computer paper (wallets, card holders, etc.) For larger items, I just draw the design on the posterboard. It holds up relatively well as long as I use my scratch awl to go around the pattern. If I try to cut around the pattern, I end up cutting into the posterboard, so using the scratch awl to transfer the design first is the best way I have found to make them last longer.

[penguineer]

Cereal boxes are good - I also use beer cartons. Don't know what you have available but we can get a 30 can "block" of most of the common beers.

The card used is the same as a cereal box and when folded out and the ratty/glued bits trimmed gives you a sheet about a foot by two and a half.....

Take a look around your supermarket - it's a new way to go shopping!!! Find things you buy anyway, see if they come in a bulk pack(washing powder) made of the right board.......

Cheers!