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    Old 09-27-2011, 08:45 AM
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    For those who sew with selvages, how much fabric do you like to have on the selvage?
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    Old 09-27-2011, 09:22 AM
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    1.5 inches from edge of selvage is what I have been cutting.
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    Old 09-27-2011, 10:20 AM
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    sometimes 1/2" sometimes more= depends on how much was cut off with it- i tend to cut off the bare minimum when i cut salvages- not willing to give up inches of good fabric...so most times it is just the salvage...which tends to be 1/2-3/8" since the fabric part outside the salvage will shrink differently than the actual salvage--- why we always cut them off in the first place i don't include a couple inches of regular woven fabric-only the tightly woven salvage
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