Trick for cutting mesh/netting

I was trying to cut mesh/netting for use as baffles in my Under quilt, and got very frustrated with the progress. "There has to be a better WAY"! I have access to a large format printer at work, and therefor we have large scrap pieces of paper. I took a piece of paper 24 inches long and made a tube out of it, making sure that the tube was only one layer of paper thick. (did not want to over work the scissors) I then marked off the appropriate length for my baffles, in this case 3 inches. I wrapped the tube with my mesh/netting and then cut the mesh and paper in one cut. This created little rolls of mesh with relatively accurate width.

Very clever! Necessity truly is the mother of invention! Thanks for sharing. :D

That's a smart idea!

That is an awesome trick. I will be doing it this way from now on. Thanks for sharing.

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Just in time. I am going to attempt that soon and you probably saved me a good bit of heartache. Thanks

I absolutely LOVE that idea RockIsland!
The most time consuming part of quilt building is the baffles. What a time saver!

This place is awesome. Thanks for sharing this man! This method could also be used when your making snake skins!! I'll do it this way next time.

Welcome, I'm just glad to be able to add to the community.

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Nice trick.

Will definitely use it next time i make a quilt.

Very practical. I like it!

I just used this trick to cut out the baffles on the TQ I'm making. It worked very well, and saved me a lot of time. Thanks for posting this!