Does anyone remember?
01-25-2012, 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Daylesewblessed
Yes, I remember them. I always doubted the accuracy. First of all, who knew how reliably they were calibrated? Secondly, if the fabric was not pulled through straight, but was pulled through in a wavy fashion, I felt I would be shortchanged (am I paranoid?). However, at least when the clerk was finished measuring, she/he could see the number of yards instead of trying to remember how many she had counted.
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01-25-2012, 07:59 PM
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i remember it too. i wasn't aware that there was a name for it. i was just telling my local fabric shop manager about it last week. she's a few years younger than i am, and she doesn't even remember it.
01-25-2012, 08:06 PM
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what fun...thanks for sharing and thanks for the link.... it would have driven me crazy if i couldn't remember the name all weekend!!! the brown one is the version i remember... i seem to remember them usually asking "5 yds? Right?" before they would use the little cutter...... just in case they heard it wrong or you changed you mind before they cut the fabric...
01-25-2012, 08:46 PM
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Some fabric stores could stand to use this machine. I ordered 7 yards of fabric and
was 10 inches short (I measured twice). I thought that was a bit much. I don't expect
anything extra even though some stores are quite generous when they measure but
give me the quantity I paid for darn it. Anyway, not sure if I want to place another
order with them. Good thing I always buy a little extra. Maybe they use a different
yard stick. Grrr.
was 10 inches short (I measured twice). I thought that was a bit much. I don't expect
anything extra even though some stores are quite generous when they measure but
give me the quantity I paid for darn it. Anyway, not sure if I want to place another
order with them. Good thing I always buy a little extra. Maybe they use a different
yard stick. Grrr.
01-25-2012, 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by MrsBoats
Yup. Sew-Fro Fabric had them when I was a kid. Our local Hancock's uses something like it on the table roller where they cut upholstery fabric.
01-25-2012, 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by EasyPeezy
Some fabric stores could stand to use this machine. I ordered 7 yards of fabric and
was 10 inches short (I measured twice). I thought that was a bit much. I don't expect
anything extra even though some stores are quite generous when they measure but
give me the quantity I paid for darn it. Anyway, not sure if I want to place another
order with them. Good thing I always buy a little extra. Maybe they use a different
yard stick. Grrr.
was 10 inches short (I measured twice). I thought that was a bit much. I don't expect
anything extra even though some stores are quite generous when they measure but
give me the quantity I paid for darn it. Anyway, not sure if I want to place another
order with them. Good thing I always buy a little extra. Maybe they use a different
yard stick. Grrr.
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