About

Procurement in industries like textiles and landscaping often relies on "The Yard" as the standard unit of trade. However, global supply chains frequently provide data in meters. Direct decimal conversion often results in fractional shortages when rolling out fabric or laying turf. A calculated 10.1 yards might mathematically equal 9.23 meters, but in a fabric store, you cannot buy 0.1 yards easily; you must purchase up to the next cut.

This tool addresses specific industry constraints. Fabric Mode forces rounding up to the nearest 18 yard, protecting against shortages. The Bulk List feature allows procurement officers to paste entire columns from spreadsheets (e.g., inventory lengths in meters) and receive a clean, summed output in yards, saving hours of manual calculator entry.

Formulas

The calculator applies the international conversion definition where 1 yard is defined exactly relative to the meter.

L_yd = L_m0.9144

Fabric Logic (Rounding Up):

Unlike standard rounding, material estimation requires a "Ceiling" function to prevent shortage.

Units = ceil(L_yd × 8) ÷ 8

This ensures that 4.01 yards becomes 4.125 (4 18), not 4.

Reference Data

Length (m)	Exact Yards (yd)	Fabric Cut (Nearest 1/8)
1	1.09	1 18
5	5.47	5 12
10	10.94	11
50	54.68	54 34
100	109.36	109 38
91.44	100.00	100

Frequently Asked Questions

Field Mode provides a precise decimal result (up to 4 decimal places), suitable for surveying or athletics fields. Fabric Mode rounds the result UP to the nearest 1/8th of a yard (0.125), which matches standard textile cutting protocols.

Yes. The "Bulk" tab accepts a column of numbers. It parses each line as a separate measurement, converts it, and provides a total sum at the bottom. Non-numeric characters are automatically ignored.

A "bolt" of fabric is traditionally measured in 1/8 yard increments (4.5 inches). Cutting tables rarely offer precision finer than this.

Yes, you can select "Feet" as the input unit. The factor used is exactly 3 feet = 1 yard.