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Old 01-02-2012, 11:14 AM
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Prism99
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It means to cut crosswise -- from selvedge to selvedge. Most fabrics are 42 to 44 inches wide. Cutting across the bolt of the fabric will give you strips 42 to 44 or so inches long.

It is a strange way of saying it, though.
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