Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
Almost all fabric used to be torn when you bought it. The stores had a measuring thing they pulled the fabric thru and when it was the amount you wanted they'd push on it and it would cut a notch and then the clerk would tear the fabric.
I remember that :!: I always thought it was the neatest thing to watch :lol: I used to tear, but found that I lost to much fabric so now I only cut. Also, I don't think that fabric today is woven as tightly as it used to be.