Is this common ?
#181
Originally Posted by patdesign
You did just what I would do, NO STORE can stay in business very long when they abuse their patrons. The issue cut/tear aside, the real issue was that they tried to "jack up the price" just to get you to be compliant. Good for YOU! :D
#182
When I began in retail the philosophies were: "The customer is always right" and "Give the customer what he wants." I have never been to a 'Jackie the Ripper' shop but I have had some salespersons cut some pretty strange angles. I usually get an 1/8 yard extra, just in case.
I think a 'Ripper' shop should accommodate you without charge if you prefer a cut edge. If tearing is a really hard core policy they could cut from the other end. The end of the bolt IS already cut, I think. It's not that hard to rewrap with plenty of counter space. Shops need courteous staff and satisfied customers to stay in business.
I think a 'Ripper' shop should accommodate you without charge if you prefer a cut edge. If tearing is a really hard core policy they could cut from the other end. The end of the bolt IS already cut, I think. It's not that hard to rewrap with plenty of counter space. Shops need courteous staff and satisfied customers to stay in business.
#184
Originally Posted by JulieR
Originally Posted by patdesign
You did just what I would do, NO STORE can stay in business very long when they abuse their patrons. The issue cut/tear aside, the real issue was that they tried to "jack up the price" just to get you to be compliant. Good for YOU! :D
Also, if the policy is not posted somewhere, it should be.
#186
Originally Posted by quiltsRfun
Tearing has never been an issue with me. I'm dating myself here but I remember when they ran the fabric through a devise that measured the yardage. Then there was a lever that was pushed which made a cut so the sales person could tear off the measured length. I also remember our sewing teachers having us pull on opposite ends of the fabric to straighten the grain. The goal was to have the torn edges and the selveges line up making as close to a right angle as possible. Only then could we cut out our pattern.
#189
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If you go back to Home EC 101; tearing the fabric will establish a straight grain. How many of you lay the salvages together on cut fabric and see the ends off by considerable amount? Pre-washing will show this distortion more clearly. This is true in batiks especially, that have been cut. You still lose fabric when you true it with a ruler. If the fabric is woven well, the main body of fabric will stay strong. Your fabric will lay flatter and sew easier and be a prettier quilt unit in the long run.
One more thought, you should be trimming your edges anyway. So all those raggedy edges become straight and clean...I love rotary cutters.
One more thought, you should be trimming your edges anyway. So all those raggedy edges become straight and clean...I love rotary cutters.
#190
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After reading some of the comments again...those of you finding you lose significant amounts of fabric when you straighten, think about how many other cuts were made before yours from that same bolt of fabric. Look at the ends of fabric bolts someday; you will see 8-12 inches of crooked fabric. If the edges were ripped or grain straightened when the bolt arrived in the store, we wouldn't see so much waste. Straight grain is present in every yard of fabric; the store should make it correct when they sell the first fabric off the bolt. Think about it...
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