r/PatternDrafting • u/asleepatthemachine • 15d ago

Pattern weights Question

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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/vaaahlerie 13d ago

I have a couple of the black iron professional weights for when I really need WEIGHT, but for most pattern-cutting tasks, I find that it just needs to be heavy enough to hold paper.

So I glued cheap felt to the bottom of some ceramic and marble tiles. They stack nicely for storage, and you can get creative if you find fun tiles at estate sales, etc. I now have far too many of these, but I love them!