Labeling Fabric Yardage
#1
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Winfield, West Virginia
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Labeling Fabric Yardage
I have been refolding my stash and wanted to mark each piece with the yardage. I started out using return address label stickers but they are coming off easily. Has anyone used a sticker that stays put or come up with a better way to do it? I read that safety pins can rust and putting an amount on the selvage seems difficult to find. I thought of using tape but thought the glue would stick to the fabric. I decided to not mark one yard cuts, since I purchased a lot of them and I would know unmarked fabrics were one yard. Does anyone know a good method?
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Northern Michigan
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I used post-it flags and stapled them to the salvage in a corner- folded so that corner was up, easy to find. I also arranged my shelves with1/2 yard, one yard, two yard, three yard and wide backings stacks sub organized by color. I always use wide backing and know those are 3 yards long, ( 108” square) so when I find a good sale I might purchase 3-4 different backing fabrics.
#4
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Join Date: Aug 2018
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I bought brass safety pins, also archival tags but maybe that's going a bit far.
I will often write notes in my selvedge with sharpie pens, the size, the date, or other pertinent info like cost or location. When you cut off a piece, cut off the piece with the note and write a new one!
I will often write notes in my selvedge with sharpie pens, the size, the date, or other pertinent info like cost or location. When you cut off a piece, cut off the piece with the note and write a new one!
#7
I have a basting gun that has plastic marks, like what you see labeling garments in a retail store. I use on for 1 yard 2 for 2 yds and so on. A great way to know what I have without damaging the fabric. I put the markers in the salvage
#8
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Duluth/ Superior, WI
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When I refolded my stash, I took a piece of bright pink paper, cut into small squares, wrote the fabric amount on the paper and stapled it to the salvage of the fabric. I tried pins (ouch), paper clips and even folding the paper into the fabric folds. Staples work
the best and can be removed very easy.
Peace, Brenda
the best and can be removed very easy.
Peace, Brenda
#10
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Join Date: May 2017
Location: Sunny Florida
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I use a small post-it note. They are 2x2 inches and have sticky on the whole note. I write the amount of fabric and the date. Attach with a small glass head pin. I've never had a problem with any rust from the pins. We have central A/C on in the house so maybe that makes a difference.
One of the LQS has a label with the fabric info, yardage amount, and sku #. I leave that right on the fabric and no issues.
I tie any collections or already purposed fabrics together using a tie made with scrap fabric.
One of the LQS has a label with the fabric info, yardage amount, and sku #. I leave that right on the fabric and no issues.
I tie any collections or already purposed fabrics together using a tie made with scrap fabric.