One of the most essential ingredient to sewing commercial patterns is tracing paper. Commercial patterns are usually multi-sized, and if you plan on reusing them, you don't want to cut out the patterns but instead preserve them. So, we end up tracing the patterns according to the size we need on another medium, usually tracing paper. Some commercial patterns, such as Simplicity, print their patterns directly on soft, tissue paper, which in my opinion, are hard to manage because they crinkle easily and too soft to manipulate.
My favorite tracing paper is cloth-like, made of a polyester blend (80% Poly and 20% Cellulose),
Pattern Ease Tracing Material
To get a better view, here are some pictures of how I use them.
They are lasting, not wrinkly or crinkly, and fold well. They can be cut using fabric scissors. It's recommended to reserve fabric scissors only for fabric use so as not to wear them out. They are sold by the yard, around $2.00.
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