On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:16:06 -0000, "Roger Mills"
wrote:

Yep. A drop pattern can get a bit mind blowing. But the simple way
to minimise wastage is to cut alternate pieces from alternate rolls.

Absolutely right! You have both rolls on the go, cutting the first,
third, fifth and seventh drops from Roll 1 and drops 2, 4, 6 and 8
from Roll 2. That way, each drop is an integral number of pattern
repeats, and you waste very little.

People!

This seems like a major DIY tip to me.

Can it go in the wiki??

It's not rocket science! I've been doing it since Adam was a lad, and
assumed it was common practice!

Never heard of it. It is one of those tricks that everybody who knows
just assumes everybody knows.

Very useful for a beginner to have explained.