Originally Posted by
jcrow
I have never ripped fabric except the selvages off for the back. Why do you do it? Is it so much faster?
#1 it's faster. #2 I can cut one little slit to start tearing a lot more accurately than I can cut a whole strip. And since I'm making a rag rug----the raggedy edges from tearing are no problem. When doing regular cutting and piecing, I seldom tear--------except to establish one end of the fabric as truly square.