Are you tracing your sewing patterns when you sew? I have for years, and it’s one of the keys to my sewing progress (and prowess)!
If you search my blog for the words trace or tracing, dozens and dozens of results come up. I trace sewing patterns all the time! Both vintage and modern. But why should you be doing it?
As I’m kicking things into gear on YouTube (I’ve been having way more fun than I expected!), I decided to do a video on my top 5 reasons for tracing sewing patterns. Check it out!
I also share what I’ve been using as paper for over a decade, medical exam paper. I buy it by the case and the first case lasted nearly 13 years (and you know how much I sew)! Here’s what I buy*.
* That’s an affiliate link, so I might earn a tiny commission if you make a purchase, which will help support my blog and YouTube channel. Thank you! ?
I probably got the idea from a sewing blog back when, y’know, blogging was actually A Thing, but given that it was so many years ago, that fact has long since been lost to time, ha ha!
Check out the video if you’ve ever wondered if it’s worth it to bother to trace sewing patterns. I even think I’m better at sewing as a result—but you’ll have to watch to find out why.
It’s quick and easy, and I think totally worth it! Maybe you’ll agree after you watch the video. ?
Do you have a pattern for the white bolero?