Hi Dennis, sorry about the delay. I spoke with my wife and she says that patterns themselves do not have quantitative measurements markings of any kind. Each pattern is an outline. One cuts the pattern based on whether one wants to make a "small" "medium" or "large" outfit (or based "sizes") and it is just a matter of connecting "tab A" on one piece of cut fabric to "tab A" on the other. Guide marks on the pattern are placed using wombat; i.e. 1 inch allowance for a seam or hem line (she did tell me that 1 inch is too much for a seam and a waste of fabric so she usually adjusts it to 1.5 or 2 cm so if a pattern calls for 1.8 m of fabric she will usually get one or two dm less). Fabric requirements on the pattern envelope (especially those made in the US) list the number of yards or inches (2 yards or 72 inches) in the English text and the number of metres (1.8 m) in the French text. My wife did not know if there are any Canadian companies that produce clothing patterns. So, not only are Canadian women buying fabric by the metre, but they are also having, without much fuss, having to tolerate the ignorance of the American companies producing the patterns, assuming that only the French Canadians use metric. greg >>> "Dennis Brownridge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2000-10-17 15:40:21 >>> What about clothing patterns? Are they metric only or dual? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Gregory Peterson Sent: 2000 October 17 Tuesday 11:53 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:8636] RE: UK: the arguments developed more fully ;-) I'd be safe to say that in my household I am definately more fanatical about the topic than my wife, even though she was the first to write a few letters complaining about "per pound" prices in the grocery stores! However, one of the few retail areas that adopted SI whole-heartedly were the fabric retailers. This is a retail industry that is has a predominately female customer base. The sale of "yard-goods" switched to metric on schedule and without fuss. Today all fabric and related supplies sold in Canada is done so by the metre, even if the bolt is made in the United States and is measured in inches/yards. It's all those stubborn men in the home construction industy that refused to even humour the idea of metrication. greg >>> "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2000-10-16 16:48:39 >>> 2000-10-16 How do we know it is a "he"? It could just as well be a "she". The "letter" is signed as Ad. I think women are more opposed to metric then men. Does anyone have any statistical data on the breakdown of pro and anti metric by sex? John -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bill Potts Sent: Monday, 2000-10-16 14:32 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:8607] RE: UK: the arguments developed more fully ;-) His literary, grammatical, syntactical and spelling skills tell it all. <g> To quote Bugs Bunny, "What a Maroon!" Bill Potts, CMS San Jose, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: October 16, 2000 10:04 > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:8600] UK: the arguments developed more fully ;-) > > > I've just received the following e-mail: > > >You are so pathetic. > >why do you not just let people use the system they want? > > > >What have it got to do with you, what people use, i use imperial > and so do millions of people in this country. > > > >If you want to use Metric, then use it, but do not force other people. > > > >My Father used Metric in the building trade for years, now he > has retired, he is using imperial, which proves what system he prefers. > > > >This is E.U fault again poking thier noses into own business, > and our goverment to scared to tell them where to go. > > > >Where will it end?, > > > >Many people find it difficult to imagine a weight or measurment > in metric, > >I am glad that Tesco have decided to go back to imperial, but > saying that, i have not gone into a shop that forces me to buy in Metric. > > > >Even if they convert it to metric, that is up to them, but if i > ask for 4oz of roast ham, then I expect 4oz of roast ham. > > > >My recipes are still in impreial, and most T.V cooery programs > are still in imperial. > > > >I foyu do not like the system, then that is just tough on your > part, if you like Metric so much, then bog of to a country that uses it. > > > >In other words, mid your own dam business. > > > >Ad > > Perhaps the clinic still hasn't started those remedial English classes > yet ;-) > > Chris > -- > Metrication information: http://www.metric.org.uk/ > UK legislation, EC Directives, Trading Standards links and more > >
