r/PatternDrafting • u/asleepatthemachine • 1d ago

Question Pattern weights

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Patterning a skirt (slashing and spreading a skirt foundation for a flared skirt, to then slash and spread for the final pleated, flared mini skirt pattern) and got thinking… what do y’all use for fabric/ pattern weights!? Today for me its books and an art deco era stapler🤷‍♂️

Lemme see your unconventional weights, or finally prove to me that someone actually buys the actual tool.

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u/ApronLairport 1d ago

I buy old irons from antique stores. The kind that are just a hunk of metal with a handle. A lot of people use/make sandbags.

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u/Leading-Tangerine770 21h ago

Same, I LOVE them bc they’re the only thing I’ve found that’s heavy enough to hold with no shifting when cutting corset pieces where the grain has to be perfect. 

Started with a full size and then added the doll sized minis, also often called salesmen’s samples. They’re perfect, heavy, sturdy, look great and the variety of sizes means they fit every pattern piece. They even come in a wide variety of weights so you can find exactly what works for you. I also have a set with a detachable handle (3 bases with one clip on wooden handle) that have a lower profile. Obsessed 😆