Simple Sewing Projects

Can’t square up the fabric!

I have folded the fabric wrong sides together. I have two squares. When I use the square at both ends, I get a different measurement (end-to-end) by as much as 1/4". (the square I am using looks like an "L".) I am putting the square right along the selvage edge just at the point when the white edge (what I call the selvage tape) and the color of the fabric begin. The outside edge of the selvage is raveled with little fuzzys so it would make it difficult to know exactly where the edge is. If I pull a thread across the bottom and then measure the distance from that line to the top, would my fabric be square? I'm incredibly frustrated! Please help. Carol

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