Homemade Light Table

When I need to trace a pattern onto fabric, I turn a clear glass baking dish upside down and set the pattern and fabric on top of it. The light in the room comes in through the sides of the dish, allowing the dish to act as a light box and making it easier for me to see what I'm tracing.

-Patty Gommer

Deposit, New York

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