![]() ![]() That's my story and I'm sticking to it!!. I have the greatest respect for all of you who use alternatives, but I think for the money, time savings and durability, Tandy tracing film is my first choice! I have patterns on Tandy tracing film that are 30 years old and are in as good shape today as they were the day I drew them. I think it's one of the better products that Tandy has ever come up with and having tried the alternatives, I still prefer to purchase it by the roll. ![]() It can be used many times without coming apart. You can draw right on the film, or trace a pattern onto it. So for my purposes, I consider Tandy's tracing film to be cheap. You can cover the leather with plastic wrap which is a real pain, but you still need something to protect your paper from the stylus. Sheet protectors also are too thick to do a nice job of transferring patterns. For me the shelf plastic is so heavy that I can't get the clean clear lines that I need, to be able to cut my pattern without having to do a lot of re-drawing. Most papers won't! You can cover the back side of your pattern with packing tape, but packing tape expensive and somewhat time consuming, especially because you need to cover both sides if you hope to be able to use the paper twice. Vellum or tracing paper alone, won't stand up to a stylus during the tracing process, nor will it withstand the moisture from the leather. ![]() You can use any of the tracing papers, but you either have to transfer the pattern onto tracing film (which is what I do) or you have to cover the paper with packing tape or with shelf paper. Yes there are other products that you can draw on for a lot less money, but none of them allow you to trace multiple times onto leather. There were a lot of suggestions but for my part they were all a little hollow. I read all the responses to your question with great interest. If you know of anything please let me know! There must be some other film or plastic sheeting out there that can be bought for a cheaper price, maybe in bulk or something? Does anyone know of a less expensive substitute for Tandy's Tracing Film? I like the properties of the tracing film, but it's a bit pricey for me. ![]()
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