Arts & Crafts Fabric Weights - Pack of 2

A good pattern weight does one job, and does it well: it holds your pattern still while you cut. These do that, and they’re lovely to look at too. A woodblock Arts & Crafts inspired design is printed on both sides of each weight, so whichever way one lands, it looks pretty. They’re from the Hobby Gift Create range, and they’re the sort of tools you’ll be pleased to keep on your cutting table.

At 75g each, they’re proper weights. They’re made of metal, so they feel solid, and they sit firmly on your pattern, holding it flat while you cut around them with both hands free. At 5cm across and only 5mm thick, they’re slim enough to sit neatly on the paper and small enough to place close to the edge of a piece.

Weights are especially good for delicate fabrics. Pins can snag fine weaves and leave tiny holes and marks, and weights avoid that completely. They also help the fabric lie flat naturally as you cut, so your pieces come out neater and more accurate.

Use one on its own for a small template, or both for bigger pattern pieces, and buy more packs if you need more. They work for dressmaking, quilting templates, bag making and any other cutting from a paper pattern. Once you’ve tried them, you’ll always want them in your sewing collection.

Each weight is 75g, 5cm across and 5mm thick. They’re slim enough to sit neatly on a pattern and heavy enough to hold it in place.

What to use them for

• Dressmaking: pattern pieces on viscose, satin, jersey and other fabrics that mark or slip
• Quilting and patchwork: holding templates steady while you cut
• Bag making and crafts: keeping templates in place on cotton, canvas and other fabrics
• Anything you cut from a paper pattern: where you’d rather not use pins

Tips for using them

• Place the weights close to the edge of the pattern piece, and add more where the pattern is large
• Move them as you cut, so the paper stays flat