I use the comic boards for up to two yards. Much more weight and the boards can't support it unless you use two. Anything over 2 yards I fold selvage to selvage and wrap it around my 6x24 ruler, then remove ruler and fold in half. That tells me how much I have and it's easy to store and see. I have a note on that shelf that tells me how many folds equal 4 yards, so I can tell how much I have without unfolding the entire piece.