{"id":63365,"date":"2020-05-15T19:41:56","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T23:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/?p=63365"},"modified":"2020-05-17T16:54:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-17T20:54:00","slug":"avoid-waste-buying-fabric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/avoid-waste-buying-fabric\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Avoid Waste When Buying Fabric- An Easy Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A question I often get but most of the time ignore is “how much fabric should I buy for this pattern?”.<\/p>\n

Phrase the questions differently as a reader, Margo Smith, asked:<\/p>\n

“I have been sewing for many years and just wondered if an expert might know why the pattern envelopes always tell you to buy WAY more fabric than needed?\u00a0\u00a0 Not just a little leftover\u2014but way more.\u00a0 I have so many remnants from sewing and just wondered if you knew why the patterns tell you to buy so much.\u00a0 Thanks for your answer. .”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I typically answer this way.\u00a0 Print the pattern and lay it on a piece of fabric the same width you are planning to buy and work it out for yourself. To some, this might seem like a rude answer, or so I have been told.\u00a0 To others makes sense and that is what they do, I am assuming here since I never hear from them again or maybe because I was rude before, so I guess I will not know…<\/p>\n

So why pattern do making companies refuse to give you an exact number?<\/h2>\n

The reason is that fabric comes in many widths from 24 inches wide rare vicuna fabrics to 59 inches handwoven masterpieces such as the worldwide famous Harris Tweed.\u00a0 \u00a0Below is a list of the many width fabrics is made:<\/p>\n

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