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msmemory_archive ([personal profile] msmemory_archive) wrote2007-09-05 02:32 pm

Mylar

Seems there ought to be something useful to do with some healthy fraction of a roll of Mylar. It's approx 36" wide, punched along the edges for a pinfed printer, mostly transparent with a whitish cast, one side glossy the other matte.

[identity profile] metahacker.livejournal.com 2007-09-05 06:39 pm (UTC)(link)
a roof for a greenhouse?

[identity profile] cvirtue.livejournal.com 2007-09-05 06:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmm. Sounds like it's probably very flexible, so not for stencils, etc....

[identity profile] oakleaf-mirror.livejournal.com 2007-09-05 08:04 pm (UTC)(link)
I draft sewing patterns onto plastic that sounds similar (though wider and not perforated). If I'm altering commercial patterns, it's easy to trace the parts I want to keep, and if I'm cutting patterned fabric, it's good to check the placement of the pattern through the plastic before cutting. A Sharpie works fine for marking it.

[identity profile] lucianus.livejournal.com 2007-09-05 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
You could also fold pieces in 2 to make photo/art protectors. We use commercially made ones at work but you could crease a nice edge with a bone folder and have yourself some easy photo sleeves.