Have you ever been cutting fabric strips for a project only to open them up after cutting and realize that they are slightly bent at the folds? These are called "fabric elbows". Nobody wants a fabric elbow. When you are cutting straight strips you really need them to be truly straight.
So why does this happen? Well, it's all in how you folded the fabric before cutting it. You didn't fold it straight with the grain of the fabric before cutting. In this video I show you two methods for finding the straight grain of your fabric so that you don't get fabric elbows.
If the embedded video above does not play for you then click the following link to go to my YouTube channel and watch it there: Eliminating Fabric Elbows Demo Video
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If you have watched any other recent videos I have done, would you let me know if the sound quality on this one is better or not? I have had complaints that even with the volume all the way up the sound is not loud enough. I realize that this is frustrating, but if you told me nine years ago when I opened my shop that I would need to learn how to make and edit videos I would have thought you were crazy. Yet here we are! I finally feel like I have a good camera set up - it takes three cameras to do most of my videos, but I'm still struggling with the sound quality and editing of the videos.
2 comments:
Thank you for this video. Cutting is my bugaboo and now I know why. Interestingly, when I made my first quilt, someone showed me how to tear the fabric to get it on the straight of grain. I should have kept at it. But at least now I know an alternative method. This was the most helpful video I have watched in a long time.
Hi Lynn, this is a great tutorial! I went to You Tube to check the sound and it was fine (after I increased the audio level which was low). I checked a number of your other recent videos and they were all fine for me. I can't believe it's been nine years since you opened your store. I remember following you for years before you did! So glad I got to take the shopping bag class and meet you on Zoom (I'm still making those bags)! I hope I get to Colorado someday to stop by the store to meet you in person!
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