At the moment, you can mention fabric size in cm or inches. Is it important to have yards as an option?
For meters, I think it's less of a problem, but with yards mathematics is a bit more complex...
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gepostet vor 107 Monaten (Monday, November 2) von Elephun
Yes, only the length of fabric is referred to in yards in the US. The width would be referred to in inches, if it is referred to.
I'll put a link to the fabric requirements for Colette's Laurel pattern, just as an example of how the yardage charts on patterns usually look. The fabric widths that are common to the type of fabric required for the pattern are listed on the left, in this case 45 and 60 inches. Next to each is the yardage needed for each size of the pattern.
![](https://static.colettepatterns.com/assets/catalog/1025/1025-measurements-ae76cbddb2da0f1570392724f181fb594cb70c0268e66b81946d105c0f3930ff.png)
Please forgive me if I'm telling you things you already know :)
I'll put a link to the fabric requirements for Colette's Laurel pattern, just as an example of how the yardage charts on patterns usually look. The fabric widths that are common to the type of fabric required for the pattern are listed on the left, in this case 45 and 60 inches. Next to each is the yardage needed for each size of the pattern.
![](https://static.colettepatterns.com/assets/catalog/1025/1025-measurements-ae76cbddb2da0f1570392724f181fb594cb70c0268e66b81946d105c0f3930ff.png)
Please forgive me if I'm telling you things you already know :)
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gepostet vor 107 Monaten (Monday, November 2) von strawberry
Yeah -- I learned this the hard way, some USA fabric retailers just don't really understand metric and want you to order by yard amount, only. So at one yard being 91.44 cm... the conversion math gets nasty fast.
gepostet vor 107 Monaten (Monday, November 2) von sewcraftychemist
It should be both meters and yards for length of fabric and both cm and inches for width of fabric, IMO.
gepostet vor 107 Monaten (Tuesday, November 10) von brendarezvan
It's not hard to convert yards and meters at all. If you think in yards, a meter is about 1-1/8. If you think in meters, a yard is about .9. So if you need 3 meters of fabric, you need 3-3/8 yards. If you need 6 meters, you need 6-3/4 (think of it as 6-6/8). For every eight meters you need, you'd need 9 yards (8-8/8). I realize it's hard for meter-thinkers to start thinking in inches, feet, twelves, eighths, quarters, and thirds, but for us imperial thinkers, base ten should be a snap...we've already mastered some very convoluted, medieval measurements! :)