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Originally Posted by Rose Marie
I use charms alot and just line up my straight cut fabric with the tips of the points. It works fine but would rather have a straight cut.
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Good to know. Thank you ladies for all of the info!! :) It is so nice to get answers straight away to our questions!!! Ya'll are always so knowledgeable :D Thanks again.
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yep pinking shears is what i call scissors like that. don't know their reason, probably after cutting 1000 of them, they get a tad extra fabric back in the bargain. i'm sure it is a monetary reason. or is that monatary? can't spell.
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yep pinking shears is what i call scissors like that. don't know their reason, probably after cutting 1000 of them, they get a tad extra fabric back in the bargain. i'm sure it is a monetary reason. or is that monatary? can't spell.i've actually gotten 1 1/2 inch square samples. try sewing those together!!! i did.
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Originally Posted by MNQuilter
My guess would be that they are cut with pinking shears type dies so that there is not the unraveling that you would get from a straight cut. Withthe pinking cut, you only get the little triangles coming apart and still keep the majority of the fabric, as there is no way that all of those little triangles are coming apart enough to cause the actual square to come apart. I know that is why pinking shears are used on clothing.
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I hadn't really thought about that really, since I was facinated with my Mothers' pinking shears and the cool edges they cut on my paper... :lol:
However, I believe that they are cut with the edges like that to prevent unravelling. Kirsten |
Just wondering -
How are the charm squares measured? From point to point? |
My mother used to reupholster furniture and the heavy fabric came in different sizes with the edges pinked, I never put together that charm squares were that same type of samples. Thanks for the information
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Originally Posted by bearisgray
Just wondering -
How are the charm squares measured? From point to point? |
My mom had given me a stack of charm squares that she had gotten either from Connecting Threads or Keepsake Quilting (this was maybe over 10 years ago) and being the compulsive sort, I washed them.
A couple of them shrank over 1/2 inch one way. A few of them became diamonds. Some of them stayed the same way they were before washing. They were cut with straight edges. I understand pinking the edges to minimize fraying threads. So, you are saying that if you cut off the pinked edges, then the piece would be less than five inches square? |
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