Paper Piecing should NOT be icky...
#51
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I bought a kid's book of tracing paper for a buck at Fred's, and it goes through my printer nicely. It's very thin, and tears off wonderfully. Watch for the size, you may have to cut the pages down to 8 1/2 x 11.
#57
If possible do get some lighter paper. If you have access the paper used on exam tables in the doctor's office works really well or the telephone book. And fold all the lines before sewing. Makes paper piecing go much easier. I do not make the stitches super small.
#58
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I found out that regular copy paper did not work for me either. So I use newspaper print or carol doarks foundation paper. You do have to backstitch at beginning and ending well at least that is what I was told. And so far it has worked fine.
#60
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This is what I do, too. Tear the paper down the center to the stitching line, then tear toward each end. Works much better. Also fold at the stitch line, moisten the stitch line...all these things help remove it. I usually use tissue (tracing) paper to do paper piecing & that goes through the copier fine and tears off really easily.
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