tips for cutting lengthwise?
03-03-2015, 03:36 PM
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I'd tear off 7-1/2" wide strips. Fold/press each strip in half at the very center of the motif. Then I'd cut 3.25" wide strips which would unfold to 6.5" strips x 72+ inches in length. I have done this successfully with a border stripe.
03-03-2015, 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by bjchad
I know there are going to be people who get the horrors when I say this but if it were me I would tear the strips. It's pretty much the only way to ensure the strip is straight and on grain.
03-04-2015, 07:36 AM
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I would fold twice (down to 18", as someone else suggested). The trick to keeping the cut from being uneven is to check those folds that have a fold inside them. Pinch your folded edge...right at the very tip of the fold..if you can feel a separation between the two or more fold layers...you need to adjust until you can't feel a separation. The separation is what causes the "jog" when cutting folded fabrics.
03-05-2015, 04:14 AM
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Originally Posted by bjchad
I know there are going to be people who get the horrors when I say this but if it were me I would tear the strips. It's pretty much the only way to ensure the strip is straight and on grain.
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