another dumb question
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Originally Posted by feffertim
I know this will sound ignorant but when tearing fabric instead of cutting, do you tear from selvedge edge to selvedge edge or the other way ?
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Originally Posted by feffertim
I know this will sound ignorant but when tearing fabric instead of cutting, do you tear from selvedge edge to selvedge edge or the other way ?
A lot of quilters tear only to make long strips for borders, in which case they tear on the straight-grain (parallel to a selvedge). Everything else is cut rather than torn.
I guess the big question is, why do you want to tear your fabric?
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Originally Posted by Prism99
Originally Posted by feffertim
I know this will sound ignorant but when tearing fabric instead of cutting, do you tear from selvedge edge to selvedge edge or the other way ?
A lot of quilters tear only to make long strips for borders, in which case they tear on the straight-grain (parallel to a selvedge). Everything else is cut rather than torn.
I guess the big question is, why do you want to tear your fabric?
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which ever way you need to (make your cuts) if you want to cut long borders- and plan to cut length wise- well- tear length wise- if you always cut salvage to salvage---tear it that way- the tearing is to have a straight (on grain) edge- the grain runs both ways
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