Go rag die
#1
Go rag die
Seriously, how do you pick this mess out?! I've cut 2 yards of flannel and still need 1-2 more. Have been picking for about 15 minutes and still don't have 2" cleared yet. I'm using the picker and tweezers. I'm afraid of tearing up the foam. Not to mention this die belongs to my sister and I'm the first to use it. Help!
#3
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Western Wisconsin
Posts: 12,930
I had the same problem, so temporarily abandoned my project. However, I think the way to avoid this is to buy some cheap coffee filters. Place one on top of the die before positioning your fabric. When you run the die through, it cuts both the paper and fabric but the paper stops all those threads from sticking in the dye. You can use just about any kind of paper, including typing paper, but I think coffee filters are the cheapest and easiest to obtain.
#5
I don't have a cutter, but I did look at the Accuquilt site. The cutting tips say to put a clean piece of paper "on top of the fabric but before the cutting mat." I guess this is recommended for all cutting using the Go! dies. http://www.accuquilt.com/media/refch...Tips-QQZ08.pdf
#9
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Northern California, Sonoma Co.
Posts: 2,814
Argh, I just bought this die and it arrived yesterday. I'm not going to be happy if it's going to be a big problem; in fact, I think I'd rather return it. Has anyone used paper with flannel and NOT had a problem with the threads? Thanks!
#10
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Michigan. . .FINALLY!!!!
Posts: 6,726
Yes! I cut 3 layers - 1 cotton and 2 flannel. I placed the page from a magazine down first, then my cotton layer then my 2 layers of flannel. I only had a couple of places that I had to pick out after doing several cuttings and it wasn't a big deal. Certainly not the horrendous mess the original poster had
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