Tutorial at Made by ChrissieD Blog
"This week I've made a lap top case using selvedges and I thought I'd share with you how I create selvedge fabric.When
I buy a piece of fabric I remove the selvedges along both edges by
folding the fabric in the correct direction to cut them off as full
length strips. I cut the selvedges at 7/8" but it's up to you how wide
you cut them you may want to cut them wider and see more of the original
fabric design. I line the selvedge edge up with a 1" line on the
cutting mat and then 1/8" line of my ruler on the next 1" line - lining
the ruler over the larger amount of fabric helps hold the fabric in
place so it doesn't move while I'm cutting though you do risk making a
wrong cut into your selvedge".... Read more
Thanks for the feature Kym, I've given you a shout out here on my facebook page :D
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