Things You'll Need:
- Rotary cutter
- Cutting mat
- Clear sewing ruler
- Fabric
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Step 1
Lay the fabric right side down on the mat with the selvage edge away from you. Fold the fabric with the selvages together, lining up the selvage edges with the fold. Lightly finger-press the fold.
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Step 2
Place the ruler on top of the fabric and match a horizontal line on the ruler with the folded edge of the fabric, leaving about an inch of fabric along the right hand edge of the ruler.
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Step 3
Move your hand out of the way of the rotary cutter, and maintain firm pressure on the ruler. Take the safety off of the rotary cutter, and cut along the edge of the ruler, cutting away from your body. The rotary cutter should always be touching the edge of the ruler.
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Step 4
Cut until you reach the end of the fabric and discard the excess fabric. You now have a squared edge that you can use to line up all subsequent cuts.
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Step 5
Move the ruler over the width of your desired strip, and repeat.
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Step 1
Stack the fabric, making sure to align the grain and folds.
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Step 2
Place the ruler on the fabric, applying firm pressure with your hand.
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Step 3
Cut through all of the layers of fabric at once.
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Step 4
Reduce the layers of fabric slightly if you have any difficulty. Stack only as many as you can cut without the fabric twisting or bunching.








