folding and cutting a large piece of fabric
06-26-2011, 07:29 AM
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When I was first learning to sew in High School they gave us a list of things we needed. My Mom looked at the list and asked the lady at the store "What is a seam ripper ?" The lady looked at her so funny. Mom goes we have never used them and my daughter will use it at school but she won't at home.
Well needless to say until I started to quilt in 1984 I never did use a seam ripper.
Ann W. in Indiana
Well needless to say until I started to quilt in 1984 I never did use a seam ripper.
Ann W. in Indiana
06-26-2011, 08:03 AM
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Can I have your comments on what a friend has said to me today? I was telling her how pleased I was with the advice I received here about tearing fabric, as it solved my problem so easily - and she said she was told not to tear because it warps the fabric and because (I think) the pattern is often not directly lined up with the grain of the fabric, so it won't tear exactly along the line of the pattern (but surely that would affect cutting too, as it would mean the pattern wasn't straight on the fabric? I don't really see what she means there).
06-26-2011, 08:05 AM
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Glassquilt wrote:
OMG! In my past life, I would take the EL to the Loop especially to shop Field's fabrics! My mental images of that section of the store are amazingly clear...guess I was meant to be a fabriholic! I remember that they had the most astonishing selection and the prices for quilting cottons was often $.50 to $1 per yard...and their sales were wonderful! Ahhhh, thanks for the memories (sigh).
Originally Posted by Glassquilt
My first job was in the fabric department at Marshall Fields. We tore or pulled a thread. Guess which I liked better?
I will add that all the fabric was natural fiber and could easily be straightened.
I will add that all the fabric was natural fiber and could easily be straightened.
06-26-2011, 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by annesthreads
Can I have your comments on what a friend has said to me today? I was telling her how pleased I was with the advice I received here about tearing fabric, as it solved my problem so easily - and she said she was told not to tear because it warps the fabric and because (I think) the pattern is often not directly lined up with the grain of the fabric, so it won't tear exactly along the line of the pattern (but surely that would affect cutting too, as it would mean the pattern wasn't straight on the fabric? I don't really see what she means there).
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