"Shocked" and "Horrified" expression was SO worth it!
#44
I once worked in a LQS where the owner insisted that we only tear fabric. We sold rotary cutters but she didn't like them ! But I haven't seen a shop that tears fabric in years now...
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#46
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: sonoma county CA
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I have an old (first or second addition) Eleanor Burns Quilt in a Day Book, spiral bound. The instructions have you ripping all the strips. I'm not sure rotary cutters had even been invented... But I know Eleanor Burns would never steer you wrong (except that "in a day" part - I don't think that will ever work out for me )
#49
My LQS still rips the fabric. I was surprised the first time I saw it because I had not seen that done in many years. I do remember the metal grove where the super sharp scissors would just glide thru the fabric. I always thought that was great too.
#50
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Born Nashville, TN - currently in Newbern, TN
Posts: 209
Ok, dumb newbie...you really ARE "ripping" it when you say "ripping" the fabric! And all this time, I thought "ripping" was when you used scissors and didn't have to actually "cut" but "slid" the scissors through the fabric (like they do sometimes in the fabric store when they use that metal guide and a really good pair of scissors.
I GET IT!!! (insert the dopey-idiot smiley here).
I GET IT!!! (insert the dopey-idiot smiley here).
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