Quote Originally Posted by Alan H
, so I might wind up with closer to 7 yards, though by the time I wash the material and dry it, with shrinkage I bet I'll be back to 6 yards. Anyway, it's plenty to practice the techniques in Barb's book. With shipping it's all of sixteen bucks, and I can afford to totally hash sixteen bucks worth of material while I learn.

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I've got a feeling you will have to hem this one. The selvedge edge may be rough, so I would serge or overlock stitch it and hem it by 1/2". You might want to cold water wash it to keep the colour intact.
Have fun.