{"id":6593,"date":"2013-05-14T09:20:04","date_gmt":"2013-05-14T13:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/?p=6593"},"modified":"2018-11-28T14:13:11","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T19:13:11","slug":"tool-tuesday-clear-plastic-graph-rulers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2013\/05\/tool-tuesday-clear-plastic-graph-rulers.html","title":{"rendered":"tool tuesday: clear plastic graph rulers"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love these clear plastic graph rulers<\/a>. I first started using them in design school when we needed to be constantly adding seam allowances to our paper patterns and muslins. I\u2019ve been using them ever since.<\/p>\n

\"Clear<\/a><\/p>\n

These rulers are great because they\u2019re so easy to read, especially when you need to measure or mark anything with eighths or even sixteenths of an inch.<\/p>\n

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Since they\u2019re small (one inch by six inches), they come in handy for measuring all sorts of smaller items.<\/p>\n

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\"drawing-seamline-on-fabric\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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But the real advantage is the clear plastic, which allows you to see through the ruler so it’s easy to add a stitching line or a seam allowance. But you’ll find many, many other uses for this ruler, too.<\/p>\n

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\"drawing-seamline-on-a-pattern\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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This is another one of those small, inexpensive items that I buy in bulk and keep stashes of all over. I keep one or two on the desk at home, I keep a few at each sewing machine, and I carry one in my handbag all the time because you never know when you’re going to need to measure a button or check the length of something or other. I’m constantly reaching for one.<\/p>\n

I’m happy that we have been able to source these clear plastic graph rulers<\/a> for you. We’ve now made them available in the shop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

These clear rulers are another one of my favorite sewing tools. They’re so useful!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6726,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20687],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/clear-plastic-ruler.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-1Il","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10103,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2014\/02\/customizing-the-leggings-racing-stripe-leggings.html","url_meta":{"origin":6593,"position":0},"title":"customizing the leggings: racing stripe leggings","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"February 21, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Here's a tutorial for taking our basic leggings pattern and turning it into a tuxedo striped, or racing striped, legging with basic color blocking techniques.","rel":"","context":"In "tutorials"","block_context":{"text":"tutorials","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/list\/tutorials"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/racingstripeLeggingsT.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":63404,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2017\/11\/unusual-places-to-find-sewing-supplies-hardware-store.html","url_meta":{"origin":6593,"position":1},"title":"unusual places to find sewing supplies: hardware store","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"November 28, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Did you know you can find sewing supplies and tools at the hardware store? 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