When fabric is trimmed to size and shipped, it is wrapped around a tube rather than folded, to avoid permanently creasing the fabric. The package is roughly 70 inches long, triggering an oversize surcharge with UPS of up to $20.50. This is in addition to other surcharges like residential delivery, fuel surcharges, etc., which can make shipping a yard of fabric cost over $50! It is more economical to order several yards at once as the difference in shipping cost between one yard and ten yards is small.