You can buy 8 1/2 x 11 newsprint by the ream cheap too. It tears away easier than copy paper.

What she said! Newsprint is what the Carol Doak papers are. It tears away the easiest. You can buy it at a Dollar Store, usually as a kids' drawing tablet. If you have a paper factory nearby you can buy a whole roll of it, enough to last you your lifetime, for about $14.

The thinnest I can get through my printer - which is normally just copier paper. I use a stitch length of 1.2 or 1.4 depending on the size of the blocks and it works well for me.

Freezer paper for me! No need to sew through it and rip it off.

I've recently tried PPing - I bought a ream of newsprint on Amazon (think it was 9.00) -- it tears so easily when removing! I print on my home printer using "draft quality" (less ink) and light paper. I have a 79.00 HP color printer/scanner - so nothing fancy. I sew with my stitches at 2.0, and it works great. It's sturdy (paper). I did try with thin copy paper, but even the thinnest copy paper was a wee tad thick (IMHO). I also use the newsprint to print out pdf patterns. It's my go to pattern paper. :)

One thing I’ve started doing is, using a ruler as a guide, I gently score along each stitching line with my seam ripper. It helps to weaken along the seam and it tears much easier. It’s an extra step but it really doesn’t take very long. And if I make a booboo, like sew right side to wrong side of fabric, it’s easier to remove the stitching and try again. I love the precision of paper piecing. As mentioned earlier, quilters cache is a great source for blocks, and it says on the list of blocks the level of difficulty and whether they involve paper piecing. Have fun with it and be patient with yourself! Oh...I just use regular printer paper.

I love Carol Doak's PP paper. It comes 100 sheets for about $10. It goes through my printer without any problems.

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I thought the Carol Doak paper was more of a vellum type???

I love paper piecing and use the cheapest copier paper I can find (usually Walmart $3.76/ream). I don't care if it is super "White", just cheap. I've even used colored copier paper when it was on sale and cheaper than the white. What helps copier paper tear easily is setting stitch length to 1.2 or 1.4. I will also fold and refold the paper on the sewn lines to help the paper tear. (BTW, my printer will not take any paper other than copier paper or the slightly heavier weight "resume" paper, so no newsprint for me. It is an older Cannon printer.) One other suggestion, if you are using a copier, you should print out all the foundations (plus one or two extra in case of mistakes) you need at the same time on the same copier. Copiers can differ slightly and these differences can multiply across a quilt top. Ask me how I know this....LOL

If I only need 1 or 2 blocks, I use tracing paper and hand trace the blocks using my light board. You can also trace without a light source beneath.

Hope this helps.

I also purchased Carol Doak’s paper but have not opened the package...I just use plain cheap copy paper.