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Old 08-20-2015, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by bbeyes View Post
Thank you very much for the different sites will have to make sure I cut the selvedge wide enough. Ones I already have won't fit.
They suggest you cut 1"-2" with the selvedge so you can get a bit of color in there... but you don't have to. You can use just the selvedges. Lay one down and then lay another one overlapping it a bit, the finished edge covering the raw edge of the one below. Then sew close to the finished edge. Cover your piece that way, working from edge to edge, always covering a cut edge with a finished edge. You will have selvedges only (no fabric prints) but that looks cool too.
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