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Calculate Yards for Bias or Straight Cut Strips

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