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taping together pdf pattern
blessedtosew Intermediate AL USA Member since 4/16/08 Posts: 860	Login to reply to this post 1 member likes this. Date: 11/2/12 3:40 PM I seem to be incapable of correctly taping together the pages of a pdf pattern. When I get halfway through the taping, I am always off. I try to be very careful and match up the triangles, but I think sometimes the pattern itself is off. Is there some secret to correctly getting everything to match up? I am trying to tape together Larissa from Burdastyle.com and I am ready to burst into tears Can someone help? -- Edited on 11/2/12 3:40 PM --
andye   Beginner VA USA Member since 5/9/09 Posts: 1529	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 11/2/12 3:45 PM Are you cutting off the page margins, or folding them under?
PattyE   Intermediate MI Member since 9/7/10 Posts: 651	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 11/2/12 3:45 PM First of all...did your pages print out in the correct scale? Do you see the 4" square box on one of your pages?
blessedtosew Intermediate AL USA Member since 4/16/08 Posts: 860	Login to reply to this post In reply to andye << Like this post Date: 11/2/12 4:39 PM I am cutting some of them off.
blessedtosew Intermediate AL USA Member since 4/16/08 Posts: 860	Login to reply to this post In reply to PattyE << Like this post Date: 11/2/12 4:39 PM The scale is correct.
misschris AUSTRALIA Member since 2/3/06 Posts: 1327	Login to reply to this post In reply to blessedtosew << Like this post Date: 11/2/12 4:45 PM Make sure your paper is stacked properly in the printer tray. If its feeding through even a little askew, it will mess up the alignment on the page.. ------ chris Melbourne
DonnaH Intermediate TX Member since 10/1/03 Posts: 462	Login to reply to this post 1 member likes this. Date: 11/2/12 4:58 PM The secret is patience! LOL Tape sparingly at first, until you are sure every side that touches is lined up (2 on some pieces, 3 or 4 sides on others). I usually tape directly on the mark (triangle/diamond or circle on some brands). However, when you have a long, straight line (grainline, fold edge, whatever, as long as it's supposed to be straight and lies across 2 or more pages), use it to double check. Take a long ruler and line it up along the pattern line. Is it straight? All the way across multiple pages? This is more important than exactly lining up triangles. Place a short piece of tape over the line. And corners where 4 pages meet? I make sure the lines from all the sizes make sense there. Once they do, then I tape the corner. Use short pieces of tape (or Post-It flags) so you can readjust if necessary. Sometimes just the pressure of taping down one side can throw off the other! Once I get an entire pattern piece together, I will trace it. This does 2 things: 1) Most important it gives my mind a break, lol, and 2) if that piece shifts out of alignment later, I'm OK with it, since I already have it traced. Also I do it on my kitchen table - and it's not really big enough to lay out a whole pattern.
blessedtosew Intermediate AL USA Member since 4/16/08 Posts: 860	Login to reply to this post In reply to DonnaH << Like this post Date: 11/2/12 5:42 PM I wonder if I just printed out a few pieces at the time and cut a piece out, and then did that again and again if that would work? It would take more paper and more time.
andye   Beginner VA USA Member since 5/9/09 Posts: 1529	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 11/2/12 7:05 PM The reason I asked, is that it may be easier to keep the pages aligned if the edges are folded, and securely taped. I find that taping cut edges can lead to small gaps, that over many pages, can lead to noticeable errors.
Coconuts   Intermediate MI USA Member since 12/2/09 Posts: 1100	Login to reply to this post 1 member likes this. Date: 11/2/12 9:42 PM I cut along the actual cutting lines, trace that page, then cut the next one and line that up rather than even trying to tape the pieces together.

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