Originally Posted by illinois
--and do you remember there was a device mounted on the edge of the table that they simply pulled the fabric through it and it measured off the length? A dial would go around to indicate how much yardage had been pulled through. Then it would clip the appropriate spot for how much you requested and they tore the fabric instead of cutting it? Really quick way of measuring yardage!
I remember that! Boy that goes way back to when I was a kid learning to sew with my grandma's help! I think that way of measuring and tearing was far more accurate than the way it is done today. Tearing across the grain is always straight. And with that little machine, you always got the amount you ordered. I wonder why they don't use that thing anymore!?