How Much Extra Fabric for Plaids?
We’ve all heard the advice, “get extra fabric for matching plaids.” But just how much
extra fabric should you get?
Since plaid designs can differ greatly, it can be difficult to give an exact figure, but here
are some rough guidelines you can follow:
For a small plaid: Get about 1/8 of a yard extra fabric. If the plaid is very small, you may
not even want to bother with matching and therefore wouldn’t need any extra fabric.
For a medium-sized plaid: Get about 1/4 to 1/2 of a yard extra fabric.
For a large plaid: Get about 1 yard extra fabric.
Another guideline you can use is to purchase one or two extra repeats of the design.
And remember to also get extra fabric to allow for possible shrinkage.
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