How many feet of fabric are there in a bolt of cloth?

Gippler

Variously 30 yards, 28 ells or 40 feet according to the OED. Jan 11 03, 11:15 AM

sequoianoir

I have it as 40 yards = 120 feet. A bolt is 32 'ELLs' , an Ell being 1 and 1/4 yards (or 45 inches) Jan 11 03, 1:10 PM

Tabby Tom

'The Economist Desk Companion' (published 1992) says that the length of a bolt is '100 yards (on modern looms)'. The width is said to be 42 inches for cotton and 60 inches for wool. Chambers chickens out and just defines it as 'a roll of a defiite measure (of cloth, etc)' This question seems to be a variant on 'how long is a piece of string?' Jan 11 03, 1:26 PM

cocomojoe

I for a long time did inventory for a living. I counted bolts of fabric that were 100 yards so they were 300 feet Jan 11 03, 6:15 PM

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