This question has been tickling theback of my head for a while:

How do you determine a fabric's weight??? is it by the linear yard or the square yard (or meter for that matter)

with all the numbers being bandied about: 14 oz., 16 oz., 18 oz., & the like, I am just wondering what the correct means of determing that is... most of the places i have been grabbing my fabric from here in the city barely know if its wool or walnut fabric (a slight exageration but you know what i mean) so asking them the weight as well would probably cause a melt down...

any assistance at all woudl be greatly appreciated.