pattern paper

Dressmaker's tracing sheet

Pattern paper is paper used in sewing and dressmaking, either printed with cutting guides for garments or blank for drafting custom patterns.

It's typically thin and semi-transparent, allowing tracings from existing patterns.

Tissue paper, tracing paper, and heavier cardstock all serve as pattern paper depending on the application: She traced the bodice onto pattern paper before cutting the fabric.

Related

seam allowance · tissue · grid · cutting · cutting mat · scissors · pins · pin cushion · markings · stencil · craft · sewing room · dotted · transfer · carbon · layout · notches · fold

Opposites
material type in garment/craft construction

pattern paperfabric

Woven or knit material

cloth · fashion fabric · textile · yardage · muslin

permanence in finished product

pattern paperfinal product

Completed output ready for use

toile · prototype

Family

pattern, paper, patterns, patterned, patterning, papers, papered, papering, papery

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G