I never had to do that. JoanMN

I've been shopping for fabrics in multiple countries and for many years and never ran into clips one could not secure ones self, either. If the clerk assumed you were finished with the bolt (and if you asked how to do it, one could make that assumption) that she took the clips and bolt to the desk to secure them really doesn't imply that she was upset with the process, and to secure the bolt and put it away would be the natural progression. That being said, and even assuming you did not do anything any other potential customer would do, and that she was not upset................I'd call a shop like that not very sales friendly and say that more attention was being paid to a neat appearance than assistance or convenience. I suppose I may be just a little more forward than you, because I would have asked directly at that point if walking a bolt around or unfurling it to see it's lay was not appropriate. If you were discouraged from it, then would be the point where you would consider it not a good place to shop. The clerk may be mis-interpreting the directions of a manager or owner to keep the shop neat and taking it to extremes. I walk bolts all over stores holding them against other material. It's the only way you can really be satisfied they complement each other. Even more important is to gauge the lay and feel of the cloth. I can tell if the weave is too lose and the body is nothing more than sizing that way and see how it falls and drapes. That's hard to do wound on a bolt.

Yep, you can just click on file/print, the screen that appears allows you to imput the size in inches as well as where you want it on the page. Charlene

PSP 8 is the best thing I've ever owned! It is absolutely amazing! I've had it since October 2003 and it's become my main hobby (making graphics). The possibilities are endless. The best way by far to learn it is to just find tutorials on the internet and do them. Trial and error is how you learn to use the program. The undo button and command history are magic. You can make an infinite # of mistakes and just undo them with those. Try out a bunch of different tutorials; join a graphics group like Kat Korner; or just open up a canvas and start doodling.