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Yardage Chart for Bias
or Straight Cut Strips
When you
need a lot of strips for trims, whether it is bias or straight
cut, it helps to have a chart to quickly calculate how much flat
yardage you need to produce a specific number of yards of strips.
1 yard (.91 m) of fabric will produce:
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36"-wide
fabric
|
48"-wide
fabric
|
54"-wide
fabric
|
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|
Cord
or
Ruffle
size
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Cut
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Bias
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Straight
|
Bias
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Straight
|
Bias
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Straight
|
Cuts
Per
Yard
|
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Cord
6/32"
5 mm
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1
½"
4 cm
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21½
yds
19.7 m
|
23
yds
21m
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29
yds
26.5 m
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31
yds
28.3 m
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32
½ yds
29.7 m
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35
yds
32 m
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24
|
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Cord
10/32"
8 mm
|
2"
5.2cm
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16
yds
14.6 m
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17
½ yds
16 m
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21
yds
19.2 m
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23
½ yds
21.5 m
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24
yds
21.9 m
|
26
½ yds
|
18
|
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Cord
22/32"
17 mm
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5 ½"
14cm
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5 ¾ yds
5.2 m
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5 ¾ yds
5.2 m
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7 ¾ yds
7 m
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7 ¾ yds
7 m
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8 ¾ yds
8 m
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8 ¾ yds
8 m
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6
|
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2"
5. 2 cm
Self-lined
Ruffle *
|
5"
12. 7cm
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3 yds
2.7 m
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4 yds
3.6 m
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4 ½ yds
4.1 m
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7
|
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3"
7.2 cm
Self-lined
Ruffle*
|
7"
18 cm
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2 yds
1.8 m
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3 yds
2.7 m
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3 ¼ yds
2.9 m
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5
|
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4"
10.2cm
Self-lined
Ruffle *
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9"
22.9cm
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1 ¾ yds
1.6 m
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2 2/3 yds
2.1 m
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2 2/3 yds
2.4 m
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4
|
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5"
12.7 cm
Self-lined
Ruffle *
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11"
27.9cm
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1 1/3 yds
1.2 m
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1 ¾ yds
1.6 m
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2 yds
1.8 m
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3
|
|
5"
12.7 cm
Shirttail
Ruffle *
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6"
15.2cm
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2 2/3 yds
2.4 m
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3 ½ yds
3.2 m
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4 yds
3.6 m
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6
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· Yardage
is based on 2 times fullness
· Shirttail ruffle is unlined with a tiny 1/8" (4 mm) hem |
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