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Old 02-21-2011, 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by sewingsuz
Will someone please tell me what a V notch means. Thanks
It's what results in the fabric strip when the fabric isn't correctly aligned.

Try it. Just take a yard or half yard of fabric. Smooth it out but leave it the way it came off the bolt, and was cut at your LQS. You can trim up the cut, though, but leave the fold where it is.

Now cut a 2" strip. Unfold it, and look at the area around the halfway mark. Is the strip perfectly straight on both sides, or does it notch in a bit, like a "v"?

You know some shops rip fabric instead of cutting? It's to avoid this problem. Of course, then you have to trim up because of the ripping, so you lose just as much fabric. I'm not a fan of the ripping, but others swear by it.

Someone out there must have taken pictures or done a video of this. Let me see what I can find.
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