The lovely Fiona of Patterntrace kindly gifted me a roll of Swedish Tracing Paper in exchange of my honest review

First of all in comes in very sturdy packaging to make sure it doesn’t get ruined in transit. I never thought it would of filled the box but it sure did!

Plus my cat loves it too.

The paper is a soft and translucent Swedish tracing paper which is ideal for dressmakers, durable but easy to see through, excellent for copying the detail from existing patterns. Plus it’s 1m wide and the roll contains 10m of paper!! 

It’s made with sustainable abaca fibres this paper is much more durable and tear resistant than regular paper. Plus its eco-friendly properties mean you can compost your leftovers. A very big win in my eyes as i am trying to be more sustainable whilst sewing.

Here is a few more benefits of using this:

It’s easy to write on, use a pencil, chalk or pen, it’s not shiny and slippery like regular tracing paper so much easier to label or transfer pattern markings.

It is fibrous, like a light interfacing, so easier to manipulate than paper.

In my video below, when i have used pins whilst cutting out my fabric. There isn’t big holes or rips in your pattern pieces once you have removed the pins. Unlike, other papers i have used in the past.

You can iron it (with a cool iron – just remember to use the cool setting like the silk setting) to remove creases, so feel free to fold up your patterns to store them so they don’t take too much space, plenty of room when using the Pattern envelopes also.

You can also sew with it to make toiles, or 3d versions of bag patterns etc. No special needle or thread needed, just sew it as you would cotton fabric.

Also, it is that snuggable my Cat Raylan decided to sit on it and guard it!

Plus i have a lovely discount for you all to use at Patterntrace it’s 10% off your order… yes you heard right it isn’t set to any particular item so just in time for Christmas (wink wink) All you have to put in is ‘yorkshiresewist‘ all in lowercase upon checkout where it says coupon code.

Happy Sewing!

Sal

xx

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The lovely Fiona of Pattern Trace kindly gifted me these fantastic products for my honest review.

For a start they arrived in such eco friendly packaging that it is recyclable! Which is a winner already in my book.

First of all let’s take a look at the Spool Pod! I just love the flexibility of it!

SpoolPods are a silicone case perfectly designed for storing or transporting your spools of thread, with the matching bobbins too. Clare invented them after getting frustrated trying to find the matching bobbins for her thread when sewing. So she came up with the perfect solution for keeping them together, in an easy to store manner. 

If you see my sewing space, I need all the help i can get to keep my Sewing accessories in a nice neat manner away from the kids and the cat ?

You don’t have to use your SpoolPods just for storing thread, it works great for just holding bobbins too. You can fit 6 bobbins per slot, so one SpoolPod will hold 60 bobbins. You can buy 1 at £4.50 or 5 for £19.00.

Now onto the Pattern Envelopes! These are my life savers! No more lost Pattern pieces or instructions! Hurrah!

Study, stylish and with room for you to get creative. No more struggling to get your sewing patterns back into the original envelope or if you are a brute when opening your actual patterns from their envelope and end up destroying the envelope… like me. So you need an alternative to store the pattern ?The envelopes are a little larger than A4 (36.5cm x 23cm / 14.4 in x 9.1in), with a side and top gusset, bags of room for your folded pattern pieces. 

There’s room for the pattern artwork! Either cut out and stick on the pattern company’s illustration – or draw your own Notes – there’s always something you need to know for next time.

They come in either:

Pack of 5 – £7

Pack of 10 – £12.50

Pack of 20 – £18.50

Pack of 30 – £24.00

So these are a fab product in my opinion as they do keep my patterns neatly stored away for easy reach next time i make it and the spoolpods are great too especially as you can keep your thread and bobbin safely together. So yes i would have plenty of these in my life, plus they keep my sewing space just a little bit tidier!!

Happy Sewing!

Sal xx

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