Don't tell me to slow down. Then don't say that it's more important to be accurate than fast. I wasn't even measuring your fabric. I wasn't even helping you yet. I was rolling fabric back onto a bolt, and YES I was doing it QUICKLY. I can do it quickly and it won't affect accuracy. The fabric was on the bolt, and it wasn't falling off, it was just fine. I do this all the time. It has to be fast.
(Same lady) Don't ask for another inch because the last time your fabric was crooked. Here's how I measure: I square the fabric, making sure it is straight along the yardstick, and along the cutting line (vertical and horizontal) and that's it. I'm not really allowed to measure by the grain of the fabric, and I'm going to put that argument aside for the moment, because I do think it's a valid argument. However I don't get to just give extra fabric for that reason. (Unless it's a woven fabric, with a pattern and then I can cut on the pattern) If the edge is crooked, I measure from the short point, that's all. When I buy fabric I buy extra if I need it to be perfectly straight on the grain. It sucks, but we're a cheap store and you get what you pay for.
(Same lady) Don't ask for another inch because the last time your fabric was crooked. Here's how I measure: I square the fabric, making sure it is straight along the yardstick, and along the cutting line (vertical and horizontal) and that's it. I'm not really allowed to measure by the grain of the fabric, and I'm going to put that argument aside for the moment, because I do think it's a valid argument. However I don't get to just give extra fabric for that reason. (Unless it's a woven fabric, with a pattern and then I can cut on the pattern) If the edge is crooked, I measure from the short point, that's all. When I buy fabric I buy extra if I need it to be perfectly straight on the grain. It sucks, but we're a cheap store and you get what you pay for.
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