oaktag patterns

I'm in the midst of sewing up a diaper bag that a friend

of mine commissioned. It's the Multi-Tasking Tote from

Lisa Lam's The Bag Making Bible. Lam's patterns are all

layered up on the pattern pages, so there's no way I'm

chopping them up. Also, a while back I learned

from Fashion-Incubator that in commercial settings,

patterns are cut out of oak tag -- a heavy manila paper.

Instead of cutting around the pattern, the shape is traced

onto the fabric and then cut. I like to use white china

markers for this. This method works great, makes for

durable pattern pieces that are easy to track down later,

and produces fabric pieces that are reliable and

sew together correctly. So here's my light board

and my fresh, new pattern pieces!

 

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