anyone else remember the days when they clipped and ripped the fabric?
#124
Just a couple of days ago I ripped some fabric. I had some blue fabric that there is 8 different designs and they had a little black line and I clipped a small spot and tore. Man I was hoping that it would tear right and it did and now I have 8 strips that are 5 1/2 inches wide. And I also had the same fabric that was in Mauves that I did the same thing to. I actually liked how it ripped.
Not sure whats up with my camera on my cell phone. The pictures don't seem to be as clear as they were and I have only had my phone 2 months.
Not sure whats up with my camera on my cell phone. The pictures don't seem to be as clear as they were and I have only had my phone 2 months.
#125
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Yes. I remember going to the department stores when I was a kid, and those ladies had that measuring device mounted onto the table, and they would push a button to zero it, then put the edge of the fabric into the slot and pull it through to the desired measurement. Then they would hit that lever and it would clip the edge. Then they would take it out of the measuring device, grab both sides of the clip, and riiipppp. I used to LOVE that sound!! And I was always fascinated by the whole process.
I kind of miss all that. Watching someone hold fabric along a yard stick nailed to a table and then cutting with scissors doesn't have nearly the same dramatic effect!!
I kind of miss all that. Watching someone hold fabric along a yard stick nailed to a table and then cutting with scissors doesn't have nearly the same dramatic effect!!
#126
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wow! I was thinking about how my mom would snip and rip to get a straight line just this morning. I've done it but allowed for the fringe it developes. I still have a few of her 2 inch strips. Fayz
#128
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Originally Posted by chairjogger
Anyone remember the days that the fabric was clipped by scissors then with two hands ripped so the fabric would be straight? Or, was she just the madd madd fabric ladie of J C Penny's? hah! Yes, that is where I got my fabric for my "Marsha Marsha" Brady clothes I made.
it measured the fabric as the clerk pulled it through. Then when
she had reached the desired amount she pushed a little lever]
and that clipped the selvedge of the fabric and then she tore it.
About 35 to 40 years ago I tried to clip the selvedge of a
large piece of muslin and then I tore it. From one selvedge
to the other side was a difference of three inches. I tried to
pull it a bit, but it was what it was. I have never...and will never
try that again. Problem is ,most fabric appears to not be woven
straight.
#129
Originally Posted by Carrie
Yes, I'm of the older generation where they used the machine to measure and nip a cut then rip. I learned in Home Ec. it was the only way to get it cut on straight of the grain. You certainly got value for what you bought and the little that you lost on the edges was minimal. Today you can lose INCHES by the time you prewash then straighten the material.
I still rip strips for rugmaking.. they seem to fray less, especially since i use really cheap fabric for rugs, it'll fray like crazy if you cut it versus tearing.
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