danade

Good question. Much too much work to clean them off, to say nothing of the questionable safety of using these films.

Dana

garysgal

You can also try plastic canvas.

quiltedout

I wouldn't think xray material would be firm enough. I have used xrays to make templates. Try foam board for your totes, I found that to be very satisfactory.

marlene tarzwell

My daughter gave me a bunch of xrays and someplace I heard that you can bleach the color off. Need to try that sometime>

Cyn

You use the actual x-rays. I use mine for stencils.

mar32428

The first quilting class I took at the local Community collage introduced me to X-rays for templates. They work great. I also work with 1" to 12" miniatures and we use a lot of "gator board". It's 1/4" thick with very thin wood on both sides of styrophone. We have lots of scraps so our cost is very little. Don't use the cardboard kind. It will bend too easily.

I have also tried the plastic cross stitch but that's too flexible.

VickiM

I use vinyl flooring scraps, can cut easily with a used rotary blade that no longer will cut fabric. I put it inside between the lining and outer fabric (I use a few dabs of E6000 on the corners and center, drop thick books inside purse overnight), then pull up lining and hand or machine stitch opening closed. Others I will have it removeable by covering with a sleeve. Get scraps from flooring places or I have found in thrift shops also. The thicker kind works best. If washing with vinyl inside, I recommend hand wash & air dry. If removable, can machine wash the purse & hand wash the sleeve. Cheap & sturdy!

OHSue

Most of the x-rays around here are recorded on disc. When you go to a dr who needs to see your x-rays you are given a disc. I am sure some places are still using it, but I haven't seen a film in ages, I used to use it for templates.

amandasgramma

I used to work for a doctor --- I used to develop x-rays (in the old days)....the chemicals we used would be on the film. I wouldn't use it for anything.. Plastic canvas is cheap, easy to cut and is totally washable!

SewExtremeSeams

Oh, great idea. Hadn't thought of that. I use those mats to lay fabric on when I am glueing or painting. Thanks for the idea!