[fiercekittenz] acknowledges that her large 100-watt CO2 laser cutter is great but points out that smaller or diode-based laser machines can perfectly cut fabric under the right circumstances.

“It’s a progression. You want to cut out fabric and make squares and sew it together. Then you move to applique, and then you want to manipulate your fabric in some way.” Rotz and her ...

Best of all, the fused fabrics can simply be cut out with another pass of the laser cutter. For fixtures, [Dries] started with small tests by stretching the two fabrics tightly over each other but ...