When you need a lot of strips for trims, whether it is bias or straight
cut, it helps to have a chart to quickly calculate how much flat
yardage you need to produce a specific number of yards of strips.

1 yard (.91 m) of fabric will produce:

		36"-wide fabric		48"-wide fabric		54"-wide fabric
Cord or Ruffle size	Cut	Bias	Straight	Bias	Straight	Bias	Straight	Cuts Per Yard
Cord 6/32" 5 mm	1 ½" 4 cm	21½ yds 19.7 m	23 yds 21m	29 yds 26.5 m	31 yds 28.3 m	32 ½ yds 29.7 m	35 yds 32 m	24
Cord 10/32" 8 mm	2" 5.2cm	16 yds 14.6 m	17 ½ yds 16 m	21 yds 19.2 m	23 ½ yds 21.5 m	24 yds 21.9 m	26 ½ yds	18
Cord 22/32" 17 mm	5 ½" 14cm	5 ¾ yds 5.2 m	5 ¾ yds 5.2 m	7 ¾ yds 7 m	7 ¾ yds 7 m	8 ¾ yds 8 m	8 ¾ yds 8 m	6
2& 5. 2 cm Self-lined Ruffle *	5& 12. 7cm		3 yds 2.7 m		4 yds 3.6 m		4 ½ yds 4.1 m	7
3& 7.2 cm Self-lined Ruffle*	7& 18 cm		2 yds 1.8 m		3 yds 2.7 m		3 ¼ yds 2.9 m	5
4& 10.2cm Self-lined Ruffle *	9& 22.9cm		1 ¾ yds 1.6 m		2 2/3 yds 2.1 m		2 2/3 yds 2.4 m	4
5& 12.7 cm Self-lined Ruffle *	11& 27.9cm		1 1/3 yds 1.2 m		1 ¾ yds 1.6 m		2 yds 1.8 m	3
5& 12.7 cm Shirttail Ruffle *	6& 15.2cm		2 2/3 yds 2.4 m		3 ½ yds 3.2 m		4 yds 3.6 m	6

· Yardage is based on 2 times fullness · Shirttail ruffle is unlined with a tiny 1/8" (4 mm) hem