How to make your own 5cm Reusable Drafting Graph Paper
This is a simple idea to make drafting paper that you can write on with a white board marker and wipe clean to use over and over again.
Recently at the oppie I came across a beautiful book Little Clothes for Little People by Lia van Steenderen Printed in 1987 by Exley.
The book cost me all of two dollars and was full of gorgeous children’s clothes patterns
displayed, via 5cm grids.
Now for the dilemma, apart from the fact I could not buy grid paper in that size locally and after paying such a low amount for the book I was not in the mood to pay for a stack of paper. I certainly did not want to go to the bother to draw up a grid for every pattern piece either (Not on my list of favourite things to do!).
So got the old grey matter churning and purchased a roll of contact. I actually bought two, one was marked with squares and numbers and lots of writing on the back; however the other one was marked in red squares only in blocks of 45 x 50 cms Perfect!
Number the small squares across the top and down the sides of the paper It will make it easier to rule up.
5 x5 of these red squares make a 5cm block
Rule up your squares in a contrasting pen colour
Cut another piece of contact 45cm x 51 cm. Allow your self a little extra to line up the plastic with your paper base.
Use a ruler to help adhere the contact evenly to the paper a few small creases make very little difference so don’t panic if your first one is not perfect. Trim any excess contact at the edges.
Draw up your pattern piece
Trace off your pattern
You can use tracing
Paper I actually use
vilene I find it more durable
Wipe clean and start again with the next piece
These are so quick and inexpensive to make. Make up at least 4 and you can sticky tape them together to draw up larger patterns.
Also they just roll up and store in a draw until you need them
I am going to make up a whole lot of those lovely patterns Hope this helps you too
Julie-Ann
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Last Night May 22nd Boonooroo Bowls Club hosted a theme night Gangsters and Mafia This so far has been one of my favourite nights I had the loveliest time sourcing costumes for the family in op shops and making myself a 1920's style dress complete with long gloves feather boa and headdress. My daughter Molly went as Machine Gun Molly a famous bank robber from the fifties My daughter Sian and her Brother Matt were general mob members. They all had a theme of black and red I didn't plan it that way but it seemed everything I found for the costumes fitted that colour scheme. Just great Luck! My partner Troy was the official Machine gun man he mad great machine guns out of bits of pipe and wood an painted them black Originally they all had adult owners apart from Molly's However they were quickly snapped up by all the kids at the club and were a wonderful source of play for them for the rest of the night Of course we had our resident muso James Taylor ( Yes the James Taylor!) We are lucky enough to have him play at our clubs theme nights as he lives locally
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