1/4 yd-----WOF
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I have not read this complete thread, but in my many years of sewing I have never received less fabric than I bought. Usually, I receive an inch or more extra fabric. Could it be that I am fortunate to live in the South?
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That said, I have never encountered anyone in a JoAnn's that was less than friendly and as helpful as they could be.
#48
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As an employee - I'd rather have the customers irate at me than my employers fire me!
Sometimes the employees have to do what they are told - even if it seems stupid to them and to us!
Most of us know - or will learn - that it is up to us to make good fabric choices.
I would say - over the years - that I've ended up with 'more' than i've paid for than what I've been 'shorted'
It seems kind of odd - when we purchase things that are sold by the yard -
if we end up 1/8 inch short - we have hissy fits - if we get 'extra' - we act like we are entitled to it.
For almost everything else - if we get 'exactly' what is listed - we accept it and go on with our lives.
I don't know what to say about fabrics purchased on-line. One can't see them to check them out.
We need to learn to look at the fabric BEFORE it is cut - and then decide whether it is 'worthy' of being purchased and brought home.
That said, some stores and cutters are easier to work with than others.
Sometimes the employees have to do what they are told - even if it seems stupid to them and to us!
Most of us know - or will learn - that it is up to us to make good fabric choices.
I would say - over the years - that I've ended up with 'more' than i've paid for than what I've been 'shorted'
It seems kind of odd - when we purchase things that are sold by the yard -
if we end up 1/8 inch short - we have hissy fits - if we get 'extra' - we act like we are entitled to it.
For almost everything else - if we get 'exactly' what is listed - we accept it and go on with our lives.
I don't know what to say about fabrics purchased on-line. One can't see them to check them out.
We need to learn to look at the fabric BEFORE it is cut - and then decide whether it is 'worthy' of being purchased and brought home.
That said, some stores and cutters are easier to work with than others.
#49
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: MN
Posts: 24,659
When fabric is torn, I count on 'losing' at least one inch on each end. Some fabrics find being torn painful.
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