
Originally Posted by
M. A. C. Newsome
If your cloth is 6.5 yards long and 36" wide, no wonder you are having problems.
Better demensions would be about 4 yards long and 54" wide (at minimum, 60" if you can get it).
I think you'd find a much easier time of it.
Matt,
I double checked trhe measurements this morning
The width is 61" (which is good) but the length is actually 7.2 yards !
It makes me feel better that perhaps the extra 3+ yards of material was the likely the problem. 
Since this isn't my fabric I'm not going to cut it.
However I will keep an eye out at the fabric store and see if someday I can find a suitable bit of wool or wool blend tartan cloth in the right size.
And give it another try
Cheers
Jamie :ootd:
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