ripping yardage?
05-23-2011, 12:58 PM
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The staff at Eleanor Burns store and tent ripped when I was in Paducah. Not sure if they do this all year round, or just during Paducah week.
It didn't bother me that they ripped it as I know it's a straighter edge and I'm not worried about it stretching because I pre-wash - so it would find "home" again. BUT the amount of fray that it created when I pre-washed was WELL beyond what I expected to find. WHAT A MESS!!
Bought 1 yard cuts of three different fabrics this weekend and for the first time ever at an LQS they did exactly what I would have done had I been at home. She laid out all three fabrics on top of each other then cut 1 yard!
It didn't bother me that they ripped it as I know it's a straighter edge and I'm not worried about it stretching because I pre-wash - so it would find "home" again. BUT the amount of fray that it created when I pre-washed was WELL beyond what I expected to find. WHAT A MESS!!
Bought 1 yard cuts of three different fabrics this weekend and for the first time ever at an LQS they did exactly what I would have done had I been at home. She laid out all three fabrics on top of each other then cut 1 yard!
05-23-2011, 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by quiltsRfun
Back in the day that's how it was done whenever you bought fabric. Nowadays some are totally against it, others don't mind. I'm in the "don't mind" group. :)
05-23-2011, 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Maggiesmom
Have you ever bought a yard of fabric that had been cut for you and taken it home only to find it to be terribly crooked? Snip it, tear it and you will find that you really don't have a yard of fabric. I don't know how many half yards I have had cut that end up maybe only 15-16 full inches wide across the 42+ inches. My mother was a terrific seamstress. She always tore her fabric to get it straight before she cut out a pattern. That's what they did in the "olden" days.
I don't usually 'tear first - wash second - iron third' the pieces that are under half a yard. I will usually pull a thread to get them even. I HATE when you cut a strip and it has a bend in the middle. HATE IT!!!! So I tear/wash/iron. Makes it an easier person to deal with. :lol: :lol: :lol:
05-23-2011, 04:53 PM
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When I was in school in the seventies we were taught how to rip fabric and then how to pull it to get it on the straight of grain. Stretching it was never a concern, it was deemed necessary to getting it straight so it could be cut. This had to be done with each persons yardage before we were allowed to begin any sewing projects. It was very surprising how much of it was off grain.
05-23-2011, 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by gollytwo
Originally Posted by quiltsRfun
Back in the day that's how it was done whenever you bought fabric. Nowadays some are totally against it, others don't mind. I'm in the "don't mind" group. :)
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