Originally Posted by JAS
If one needs to figure out waste here would be one way:
Weigh out the fabric ..
Divide the total weight of the yardage into the waste weight that equals the % of waste.(it will come out in a fraction example : .40) now multiply that fraction times the cost of yardage and the product is the amount of $ wasted..
Example : 1yd @ $10.00 weighing out at 16 oz. total
say your waste weighs out at 3.2 ozs. total
Divide the 16 ozs (yardage) into the 3.2 ozs (waste) that would equal .20 (or 20%). Now take the .20 (waste percentage) multiply times the $10.00(yardage cost) this will equal $2.00 (cost of waste).
I figure an inch the width of fabric is .028 of a yard. Multiply that by the price per yard and you get the value of just 1" wof, ie .028 x 9.00 = $ .252 an inch wof or .028 x 10.00= $ .28 an inch wof. I don't like to throw quarters away if I can use them!