tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704085174347222254.post7065848957741797651..comments2023-10-08T05:08:27.408-04:00Comments on After the dress...: Friday ConfessionGwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12953347562329586677noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704085174347222254.post-69782697020363186352011-06-26T22:09:16.847-04:002011-06-26T22:09:16.847-04:00I do my best to get my fabric on grain before cutt...I do my best to get my fabric on grain before cutting out. I never tear the fabric, and I rarely pull a thread to find the cross-grain.marysewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04482564881192516660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704085174347222254.post-1015380596275141902011-06-25T19:50:47.152-04:002011-06-25T19:50:47.152-04:00I do pay attention to grain. If the grain is a li...I do pay attention to grain. If the grain is a little off, I'll work with it. If it is way off, the final garment might not be great, so I just move on to a better fabric.Summersethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00364235843222794829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704085174347222254.post-60466728128067615612011-06-25T03:38:43.418-04:002011-06-25T03:38:43.418-04:00Now I'm feeling very slack. I don't rip f...Now I'm feeling very slack. I don't rip fabric. I don't pull threads. I look at the weave and eyeball it. Sometimes I fold it in half and then hang it from my fingers to see if the fold falls right. <br /><br />If something is meant to be on the bias, I pull in the direction that I think the bias is and see how the stretch compares here to just a little bit over and just a little bit back.<br /><br />I can't say that I've noticed a problem with my garments as a result of this slackness. <br /><br />I do get annoyed when I use non-see-through patterns, because I can't see the grain through the pattern sheet.katherine hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17314030133556269765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704085174347222254.post-21474858389151140842011-06-24T22:30:05.110-04:002011-06-24T22:30:05.110-04:00I pay attention to the grain. I didn't when I...I pay attention to the grain. I didn't when I first started sewing because it seemed like an unnecessary extra step. It's not. If you want your clothes to look their best pay attention to the grain. If I can't rip the fabric, i pull a thread. If the grain is off, I don't use that fabric for my garment. I spend to much time and effort in my garment construction to have a wadder because I didn't check the grain.CarlaF-in Atlantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08645265029528219794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704085174347222254.post-20274122038057353102011-06-24T20:44:26.094-04:002011-06-24T20:44:26.094-04:00Yes, yes, yes! I'm a bit obcessive about grain...Yes, yes, yes! I'm a bit obcessive about grainlines. <br /><br />On wovens I will rip if I have enough fabric. I find it tends to distort the ends a bit. If the weave is loose enough I will pull a thread. I do mostly knits and with those I mark the rib if possible. If a rib isn't easily seen I fold until there are absolutely no visible ripples.<br /><br />Pattern pieces are always, always on grain.debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04879013275518538838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704085174347222254.post-50988846254898578882011-06-24T13:16:34.331-04:002011-06-24T13:16:34.331-04:00I don't pay much attention to grain at all. Al...I don't pay much attention to grain at all. All I look for is that the granline printed on the pattern is going the right direction. I usually just look more for matching the pattern if it is a plaid or stripe.Sarah E.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704085174347222254.post-85998256925290011092011-06-24T10:24:33.753-04:002011-06-24T10:24:33.753-04:00yes, i pay attention to grain. if i can't rip...yes, i pay attention to grain. if i can't rip the fabric, i pull a thread. if my grain is off, i do not fix it (i've found for me it goes right back after it's washed). if it's only slightly off, i just work with it, mostly paying attention to the warp. if it's bad, the fabric gets tossed or donated, and i pick something else.<br /><br />i lay my fabric out on a gridded cardboard cutting mat (easy to make sure things are square!), and measure the grainlines on the pattern to the grainline on the fabric to make sure they match.mamafitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00532203067920083845noreply@blogger.com