I was taught in jr. high to was fabric before cutting. Shrinkage of cotton was much more a fact of life then. That little machine was a measurematic. Couldn't easily use them for knit fabrics because it would stretch them out of shape. House of Fabrics quit using them because they were leased, and the expense was more than they were worth.
Pati, > Do you remember the little machine (about 4" wide by 6" high) that stuck up