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Calculate Yards 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:
36"-wide
fabric
|
48"-wide
fabric
|
54"-wide
fabric
|
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Cord
or
Ruffle size |
Cut
|
Bias
|
Straight
|
Bias
|
Straight
|
Bias
|
Straight
|
Cuts
Per Yard |
Cord
6/32" 5 mm |
1
½"
4 cm |
21½
yds
19.7 m |
23
yds
21m |
29
yds
26.5 m |
31
yds
28.3 m |
32
½ yds
29.7 m |
35
yds
32 m |
24
|
Cord
10/32" 8 mm |
2"
5.2cm |
16
yds
14.6 m |
17
½ yds
16 m |
21
yds
19.2 m |
23
½ yds
21.5 m |
24
yds
21.9 m |
26
½ yds
|
18
|
Cord
22/32" 17 mm |
5 ½"
14cm |
5 ¾ yds
5.2 m |
5 ¾ yds
5.2 m |
7 ¾ yds
7 m |
7 ¾ yds
7 m |
8 ¾ yds
8 m |
8 ¾ yds
8 m |
6
|
2&
5. 2 cm Self-lined Ruffle * |
5&
12. 7cm |
|
3 yds
2.7 m |
|
4 yds
3.6 m |
|
4 ½ yds
4.1 m |
7
|
3&
7.2 cm Self-lined Ruffle* |
7&
18 cm |
|
2 yds
1.8 m |
|
3 yds
2.7 m |
|
3 ¼ yds
2.9 m |
5
|
4&
10.2cm Self-lined Ruffle * |
9&
22.9cm |
|
1 ¾ yds
1.6 m |
|
2 2/3 yds
2.1 m |
|
2 2/3 yds
2.4 m |
4
|
5&
12.7 cm Self-lined Ruffle * |
11&
27.9cm |
|
1 1/3 yds
1.2 m |
|
1 ¾ yds
1.6 m |
|
2 yds
1.8 m |
3
|
5&
12.7 cm Shirttail Ruffle * |
6&
15.2cm |
|
2 2/3 yds
2.4 m |
|
3 ½ yds
3.2 m |
|
4 yds
3.6 m |
6
|
· Yardage
is based on 2 times fullness · Shirttail ruffle is unlined with a tiny 1/8" (4 mm) hem |