To tear or to cut?
#1
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Location: Minnesota
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I know this has been discussed before, but I think I have a very good example for why I think tearing is a better option. I bought this fabric, brought it home and washed and ironed it. When I squared up the fabric to wrap around my ruler to store it, I found that it had been wrapped terribly off-grain on the bolt. It wasn't the quilt shop's fault. But I will lose several inches because of the bad wrapping at the factory.
fabric cut from bolt
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fabric on wrong side
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fabric on right side
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#5
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Hope Mills, NC
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I'm new to quilting but not to sewing and I totally believe tearing is the way to go for getting fabric straight on grain. I wish the stores would tear it here but they won't. I'd rather tear it then cut off the ends.
You can also "pull" a thread but tearing is easier.
You can also "pull" a thread but tearing is easier.
#8
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Eastern Indiana
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I would take it back to the store. There is no way that the fabric laid flat or the selvages matched when this piece was cut. No matter how skewed the fabric was an experience person would have squared the piece. If I see a cut like that one, I would have asked them to make a usable piece.
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