Originally Posted by
cathyvv
Interesting question. In a lqs, I purchased a fabric that was a good 20' from the windows. As the fabric was unrolled to cut, I noticed a faded part at the same spot - so about every 10 - 12 inches or so - with each unfolding. It took about 4 'unrolls' to reach the part of the fabric that was not exposed to daylight while sitting on the shelf. The fabric did not get direct sunlight.
It is possible that at one time it was closer to the front of the store, though. Even so, the fading had penetrated farther than I ever imagined it would.
I also was looking at fabric from a store that had no windows and the fabric had faded
just from the fluorescent overhead lights.
I bought some very dark room darkening curtains and covered all of my fabric on shelves with them. Hangs from a curtain rod above the shelf works really well.