Neat and secure packaging makes items more attractive to buyers! How to cut paper strips for wrapping around rolled fabric and attach their label tags Adding machine tape isn’t wide enough, so cut paper strips lengthwise, about 2 7/8” wide, from ordinary copy paper (regular or legal size), getting three out of each sheet. They’ll be 11” or 14” long, but if you need longer strips to hold bigger rolls of fabric, tape two together*, overlapping the ends. Please DO NOT use yellow paper strips, which the Guild uses exclusively to identify their thousands of fabric rolls! When attaching the label price tags to the paper strips, stick the printed label crosswise on it. This is important because the barcode readers at checkout can’t read labels bent around curved surfaces. *Use clear packing tape to tape strips together and to secure them around the fabric. (Scotch tape isn’t strong enough to survive the handling at the sale.) How to roll and wrap yardage from ½ yard – 2 ½ yards long Measure the fabric’s length and write it down on one short end of a 2 7/8”-wide paper strip. Fold the fabric like it comes off the bolt, selvages together, right side out, and lay it on the table with the selvages on the left and the fold on the right. Fold both these sides into the center, but not overlapping. Fold the top cut edge down about halfway (all the way for long pieces). Roll tightly from the cut bottom edge to within 2” of the top folded edge. Tuck the unmarked end of the paper strip into center of the roll, and finish rolling. Be sure the length you wrote down on the strip is still visible before taping. You’ll need to see it when entering your items into Rose, and when attaching the tags to the correct items. Secure the paper strip tightly to itself with clear packing tape. (Companion fabrics may be rolled separately, banded together with one paper strip, then entered, described, and priced as one package.) How to package yardage longer than 2 ½ yards It’s usually too bulky to roll but can be neatly folded and tied it with ribbon or string like a package, with it wrapped around all four sides to avoid the fabric falling out as people handle it. Hang tags out of cardstock with a label put on the cardstock work best for these. How to package fat quarters and yardage less than ½ yard Fold fat quarters the same way they’re sold in shops and wrap with ribbon in groups. You can fold or roll small pieces of yardage (less than ½ yard) together so some of each can be seen and wrap or tie them together securely. Hang tags out of cardstock with a label put on the cardstock work best for these. Scraps Scraps often don’t sell well, but if they are generously sized and packaged well, there’s a better chance. Put them in a clear plastic bag or large clam shell so shoppers can see into it, and close securely. Use a hang tag or label tag, depending on the container.