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Old 06-15-2010, 01:38 AM
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I'm wanting to order from B.Black, as my regular supplier has sold his last yard of Hymo (to me) and won't be able to get any more for a while... But I don't quite understand the web shop. Anyone with experience able to answer these questions?

- how do I know what the measuring unit is? It says $9.95, is that per yard? Other webshops usually sell fabric by the half yard or half meter...

- what kind of shipping do they use?
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Old 06-15-2010, 01:59 AM
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I'm wanting to order from B.Black, as my regular supplier has sold his last yard of Hymo (to me) and won't be able to get any more for a while... But I don't quite understand the web shop. Anyone with experience able to answer these questions?

- how do I know what the measuring unit is? It says $9.95, is that per yard? Other webshops usually sell fabric by the half yard or half meter...

- what kind of shipping do they use?

Heming, I'll answer as best as I can, that way I can feel useful around here. It says 74 inches and if I remember correctly, at least 36 inches wide. It seemed like a very large piece of fabric when I was cutting it. I used part of mine up, so it's hard to remember.

I have no idea what kind of shipping they would use for you over there.
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Old 06-15-2010, 02:05 AM
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Oh, so it's $9.95 for a piece of hymo, not yardage at all? If I'm less cr@p at inches than I think, 74 inches would be ... 2 yards, which is just short of two meters.

Right?
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Old 06-15-2010, 02:16 AM
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Ok, I remember. It is as if the bolt is about two yards wide, and they roll it off at a yard of that per unit.

I bought two units, so I had a piece of fabric that was two yards buy about two yards.

So the nine dollars would be for a piece of fabric that is about one meter by two meters.

I hope that helps.

* It looks like it would be, 188 cm by 91 cm If I did it right. 2.54 cm= 1 Inch, and I rounded off.
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Old 06-16-2010, 06:31 PM
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Fabric price is typically quoted by the linear yard. How much you get depends on the width of the fabric. If it's 74" wide, and you order a yard, you get a piece 36" parallel to the warp and 74" wide. If it's 23" wide, you get a piece 36"long parallel to the warp and 23" wide.
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