Those of us that prefer ripping ( - oops tearing :lol: :lol: )are clearly in the minority.I agree with KeeBee.
Originally Posted by KayBee
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Further, ripping always give a much truer length. Most places add an extra inch for the pulled threads. Try this. Rip across a piece of fabric on both ends; then measure what you have. Bet it's less than you paid for.
But you do get a truer straight of the grain AND you do get the amount of fabric that you have paid for. I cannot tell you how many times I have purchased a patterned fabric that is not wound well on the bolt and did not have the complete pattern top and bottom of the piece.
Length wise is easiest to rip (for borders and the like) but when I go selvage to selvage - I snip the first selvage, rip to the other selvage then snip the last selvage. I feel that this results in less distortion of the edge.