Folding fabric
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Take a 6 X 24" ruler. Lay it on your fabric making sure the fold is exactly square, then basically roll your fabric on it. When it's all rolled, slide the ruler out and fold in half. This works from 1/2 yard up to about 4 yards. for longer pieces, fold the fabric in half lengthwise (so you wind up with a piece that's about 11" X 5 yards). then wind this on the ruler.
This makes all your fabric roughly the same size and will store easily on a shelf.
This makes all your fabric roughly the same size and will store easily on a shelf.
#4
The fabric usually comes folded in half along the straight of grain, so the selvages are together. I fold it over once more in the same direction so it's about 11" wide, then wrap it around my 8.5"x24" ruler.
As you can see, there are many ways to do a ruler fold.
As you can see, there are many ways to do a ruler fold.
#5
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There are several Youtube videos that demonstrate folding fabric over rulers. It results in neatly folded fabric that is all the same size (except for thickness). Here's one of the videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkTlaMqRlwo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkTlaMqRlwo
#10
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I use drawers to store my fabric. I just fold twice to a width about 6" then start fold with the depth of the drawer in mind. I usually put anything +2 on an old cardboard fabric board that is used by most fabric manufacturers. They are FREE at my LQS.
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