Electric Rotary Cutter

Cut fast and efficient with this easy to use electric rotary cutter. A favorite by the pros!  Cut several layers of fabric at a time.

Hand held, electric cutter reduces hand fatigue. Weighs 2 lbs.

• Easy operation by squeezing the switch bar.
• Dual Blade system prevents fabric from slipping and ensures accurate cutting of most fabric.
• No mat needed. Protective foot glides across table top without cutting table surface.
• Built-in sharpener for clean cuts of multiple layers of fabric, up to 5/16 thick.
• Includes 1 Lubricant Syringe and 1 extra blade (DT45/A also sold separately).
• Round blade (DT45/H, sold separately) is for Kevlar & thin, delicate fabrics.
• 3 month limited warranty.
• Color may vary

Self-Adhesive Worktable Tape 3/4" Wide by 20 feet Long

• A durable tempered steel blade, 3/4" wide, with a strong adhesive on the back - lays flat.
• Numbers run down both sides of tape so it can be affixed on either, or both sides of the table and allow reading of tape from either side of the table. Can be run from left to right, or right to left.
• Perfect for applying to top or edge of worktable.
• Will adhere to Canvas. Shipped in a roll.
• Standard is graduated to 16ths of an inch.
• Can be cut to desired length with scissors.
• Adheres to clean table top edge
  

Perfect for Lining and large bolts of fabric.

• Set comes with 2 table clamps, 2 rod collars and 1 rod, all the components needed to build one dispenser.
• Additional components can be purchased separately.
• Fabric rod is 1 1/16 diameter, with 7 clearance from the bottom of the rod to the tabletop.
• 68" rod can be mounted to tables up to 5 in width.
• High tech plastic bracket has 8 times the wear resistance of stainless steel.
• Metal clamp has a maximum opening of 4 3/4 for the edge of the table top.
• Rod can be cut for 48" wide workroom table
  

120 INCH TAPE MEASURE

• Easy To Read Large Numbers
• Metric Measurements On Back
• Will Not Tear, Stretch, Shrink or Fade
• Washable Withe Metal Tips On Both Ends

A QUILTER'S & SEWERS DREAM COME TRUE

120 INCH TAPE MEASURE

144 0 CENTER TAPE MEASURE Double sided tape measure. Measures 1 inch to 144 inches on one side and 0 to 72 inches in each direction from center of tape on the other. Helps with positioning and repeat of designs. Easily find center of quilt.

• Conveniently holds drapery folds or pleats in place.
• Measurements aid in making hems.
• 10 pieces per pack.

Drapery Panels 101

Think about sewing drapery panels?  Drapery 101 will cover all aspects of fabricating draperies.  The actual how to sew instructions start on page 40.  With 15 years of sew draperies we feel these are the important points to help you with your next drapery or curtain project.    Download Draperies 101

Elements

• Styles
• Fabrics
• Linings
• Measuring
• Fabricating

Having the right supplies before you start will make your project much easier.

• Rod Pocket
• Shirred or Gathered
• Tab Top or Ties
• Plain Header with Clips or Rings
• Grommets
• Functioning Draperies, using drapery hardware or curtain rods.
• Draperies can be hung with drapery pins, rings, tabs, grommets, etc.
• Traversing with drapery pins
• Traversing with decorative rings
• Ripple Fold with hardware or track

RIPPLEFOLD® DRAPERY SYSTEM Uniformly Beautiful, Inside and Out
Soft, ripple-like folds flow smoothly from one end of the track to the other.
The effect is gently tailored – suitable for either commercial or residential
installations. Master carriers that butt together, and carriers that swivel, eliminate “flat” drapery areas.
Folds are identically beautiful from inside the room or outside the building presenting an architectural advantage.
Headings, suspended under the track, cannot tip or sag. They are always perfectly positioned and spaced.

Advantages

• Minimum track exposure • Low maintenance
• Easy, economical fabrication

Read More On Ripplefold How it Works
The desired style of track system is mounted on wall, ceiling or in recess.
Using this fabrication guide for specifications, tape is stitched to flat, hemmed panels of fabric. Panels snap to
carriers, creating a graceful, uniform flow of ripple-like folds.
Less Stackback, More Light
Ripple-like folds stack back to very ends of track – actually takes less space than conventionally pleated draperies.
More glass is exposed, so more light can come in.
Ease and Economy of Fabrication
Forget pleat stitching! Ripplefold needs only straight hemming.
Crinoline is unnecessary. The permanently stiffened nylon snap-tape supports headings through repeated laundering or cleaning.
Ripplefold draperies takeless fabric per panel than conventionally pleated drapery headings.
Not every fabric will look correct with Ripplefold.
For best appearance, the drapery fabric should be compatible with the heading system.
If in doubt, a sample drapery should be made up and installed to check appearance.
Fabric requirements are also easier to figure because there is only one spacing on snap-tape.
Follow the chart on page 6.
Lower Maintenance
Time and Cost
The speed and ease of snapping panels into place reduces maintenance time and expense.
Draperies stay lovely longer because they are handled less.
Off the track, Ripplefold draperies
are perfectly flat. Laundering, cleaning and pressing are simpler, less expensive.
Draperies fall into lovely, soft, natural folds when panels are snapped to carriers.

Continuous Bias for Welt Cord

When making custom slipcovers for furniture, I’ve found myself having to cut and sew yards of bias strips to cover the welt cord for my projects. The original way of making bias strips-which my mother taught me-was simply too time consuming.

With most of my work being performed on=site in my customer’s home,
and having limited space to do my work, I needed to come up with a quicker method. After scanning books and watching a few slipcover videos, I have devised a way to make continuous bias cord in a quick, more efficient manner.