I am re doing this post as the issue didn't get sorted 2 years ago and can no longer comment on the post.
We recently did our end-of-year stocktake and wrote off some old stock. We sell in part quantities. Our stock count sheet said we had 1.5 metres of fabric. So In the stocktake adjustments,(adjust inventory) we wrote off the 1.5metres. However, despite the Items register saying we have no stock, Items list show a much larger negative amount. Here is a screen shot below: