| Your cutting table should be
at least 3'x12'. The 3' wide is so that it can hold any width of fabric
folded double. The 12' long is so that it can accommodate the layout of
four yards of fabric with out the fabric hanging over the edge or having
to be folded up. Four yards is the average fabric you will need to make a
jacket or suit or short curtains. It is best when pinning pattern pieces
or cutting fabric that it all fits on the table and does not hang over the
edge which can pull the fabric down.
This of course is seldom the case that one would have the room for that
size table in their home or even most studios. Even in our sewing studio
here at Love to Sew, our cutting table space is two 3'X5' cutting tables
put together giving us a grand total of a large rectangular 6'x5' cutting
area in the center of the studio. That's the space we have so that is what
we have to work with.
If you do not have a studio or an area in
your home or work space large enough than adjust to what you can work
with. A 6' or 8' folding table can be purchased and easily stored. A
decorative table like a dinning room or kitchen table can be used. I
highly recommend purchasing a piece of plywood, chipboard, or thick
cardboard to put over top of your decorative table so that scratches and
dents do not get on it. |
