Since I worked for awhile at a JoAnn's store, when I get fabric to cut, I watch the person cut it, even mentioning to her if the fabric is crooked. At JoAnn's we used to have to randomly cut a yard of fabric for our manager to make sure we are doing it right. What they called "shrinkage", when more was cut than charged for. I guess when a company sells thousands of yards of fabric, adding an extra inch to a cut would really add up for them. But Me, as a consumer, will watch each cut, making sure all is cut straight and no flaws on the fabric. If there is a flaw, I want to be compensated for it, too, either cutting that part off, or just not purchasing the fabric.