Fabric Calculator

Use the Sailrite Fabric Calculator to easily figure out how much fabric is needed for your project based on the number of pieces you plan to cut.

Getting an accurate measurement ensures you buy the right amount of fabric, avoiding waste and saving money.

How to Calculate The Amount of Fabric You'll Need For Your Project?

Go through the following steps to calculate the amount of fabric required for a specific project:

• First of all, determine the number of pieces that you can get from the width of the fabric by dividing the fabric width by the width of one piece. Round down the result.

   Number of Pieces = fabric width/width of each piece

• Now in this step calculate the number of rows by dividing the total number of pieces that you need by the number of pieces that are in your width.

   Number of Rows = total number of pieces/number of pieces in width

• Calculate the total length by multiplying the number of rows with the length of each piece and you will have the exact measurement of the fabric. 

   Total Length = number of rows x length of each piece

• Divide the result by 36 inches to convert it into yards. 

If it seems difficult then opt for a good sailrite calculator as it will let you perform the precise calculation effortlessly. 

Example:

Let's suppose you have a 56-inch-wide fabric and need pieces that are 7 inches square. You need 24 pieces. How do you calculate the fabric required?

Solution:

Given:

\[ \text{Fabric Width} = 56 \text{ in}, \quad \text{Piece Size} = 7 \text{ in (square)}, \quad \text{Total Pieces Required} = 24 \]

Step 1: Number of pieces per row (width-wise):

\[ \text{Number of pieces per row} = \frac{\text{Fabric Width}}{\text{Width of each piece}} = \frac{56}{7} = 8 \]

Step 2: Number of rows needed:

\[ \text{Number of rows} = \frac{\text{Total number of pieces}}{\text{Number of pieces per row}} = \frac{24}{8} = 3 \]

Step 3: Total fabric length required:

\[ \text{Total Length} = \text{Number of rows} \times \text{Length of each piece} = 3 \times 7 = 21 \text{ in} \]

Rather than doing this manually, you can also use a free fabric yardage calculator to get results quickly and accurately.

Furniture Upholstery Yardage Chart:

The following chart is very useful in calculating the correct fabric for your furniture items.

Common Cuts of Yardage:

In the following table, we have provided the common fabric cuts in yards and their corresponding values in inches.

How Does Our Free Fabric Calculator Work?

Estimate the exact fabric needed for a project with the help of our handy fabric yard calculator.

What Do You Need To Enter?

It only requires a couple of inputs such as:

• Fabric width
• Piece width
• Length
• The number of pieces required 
• Unit

This Is What You Will Get!

• It provides you with the quantity of the material required for a project. 
• Number of pieces
• Instant and accurate results. 

This yardage calculator is a very useful tool for home improvement projects where you need multiple pieces of the same size of an item according to a standard measurement. 

FAQ’s:

How Many Square Feet Are In A Yard of Fabric?

One yard of fabric is equal to 18 square feet of fabric. 

How Do You Calculate Fabric For Furniture?

For this, measure the back, front, and sides and add one inch for seam allowance. Now measure the frame that you have to cover with the fabric. After that divide each measurement to calculate the yardage or simply get the help of a yards of fabric calculator to perform the swift calculations. 

What Does 1 Yard of Fabric Look Like?

When dealing with fabric, one yard is equal to:

\[ 1 \text{ yard} = 36\text{"} = 3 \text{ feet} = 0.9144 \text{ meters} = 91.44 \text{ cm} \]

Additionally, it is approximately double the width of an average shoulder.

References:

From the source of marthastewart.com: How to calculate the amount of fabric you'll need?