• Keith Mayne
    38
    I have a friend who is a signmaker and I trade upholstery work for him making me templates/stencils.So far I've had him make up seat inert templates such as diamonds, curved diamonds, and a few other designs, he's also made me strips of plastic 40 inch long and varying from one inch up to three inch in 1/4 inch increments that are useful for laying out pleats and are handy for other stuff.
    I don't really need anymore seat templates as everyone always chooses diamonds so has anyone any ideas on designs for templates that would be useful? My only idea at the moment is a speaker hole punch stencil for laying out the small holes in door cards and the like.I've just deep buttoned a foot stool for him and need a trade.
    Here's some of what he's done so far.This is only a trade/friend thing so I will not be reselling on templates
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  • Cody Lunning
    39
    Maybe a guide of some sort that lets you add in your seam allowance quicker than using a ruler.
  • Nick Lupien
    7
    I cut clear plexy strips 1/4" - 2" every 1/8" in size 48" long. (A few are set to 1/16" dimensions.) I find many uses for them. They save a lot of time making beading and binding the correct size.
  • Nadeem Muaddi
    84
    These look great @Keith Mayne! They're a HUGE time saver, for sure!

    LeatherSeats.com sells acrylic stitch templates. They offer 10 different patterns, which could help with some ideas on new ones. You can view them here.

    We reviewed the stitch templates last year, and gave some away. Click here to read our review.
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