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Rotary Cutter
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A round blade in a handle, rolled along a ruler across a self-healing mat. Introduced for garment cutting, it was adopted by quilters almost immediately and rebuilt the craft around fast, accurate strip piecing; the cutter, mat and acrylic ruler are now the standard first purchase of modern quilting.
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Introduced When (Circa)1979, by the Olfa company of Japan, originally for garment making 1 OriginThe first rotary cutter was introduced by the Olfa company in 1979 for garment making, and was quickly adopted by quilters. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Both hold quilt layers steady for the quilter, the frame by tensioning the whole piece and the rotary cutter by enabling accurate strip piecing before the layers are ever assembled.
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1. Rotary Cutter (Wikipedia)
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The first rotary cutter was introduced by the OLFA company in 1979 for garment making, however, it was quickly adopted by quilters.
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