Why is it important to mark a Grainline when you are making a pattern for a patch pocket?
The grainline ensures that the pattern is placed on the fabric the right way. If the grain is not straight (and it is intended to be), you may end up with a badly fitted garment.
What does Grainline mean on a sewing pattern?
Grainline is essentially the weave of the fabric: which direction the threads are running. Straight grain, or lengthwise grain, are the threads going parallel to the selvedge of the fabric – the uncut edges that are bound so that they do not unravel. When fabric is cut at a shop, it is cut on the crossgrain.
What do the arrows mean on a sewing pattern?
grainline
How do you put a pattern on a Grainline?
The grainline is there to: Tell you what direction your pattern piece should be placed on your fabric. Your grain line is always parallel to the selvage. If your pattern piece should be lay lengthwise, crosswise or on the bias, the grainline will tell you (as well as the layout guide).
How should you lay out pattern pieces to avoid wasting fabric?
Answer: Your grain line is always parallel to the selvage. If your pattern piece should be lay lengthwise, crosswise or on the bias, the grainline will tell you (as well as the layout guide). Aid you in laying your pattern pieces on your fabric as straight as possible.
What does Selvage mean on a pattern?
tightly woven
Does it matter which way you cut fabric?
When your fabric is folded in half lengthwise, selvage to selvage and cut edges matching, there should be no diagonal wrinkles across your fabric. If the only way your fabric lays flat and is wrinkle free is when the cut edges are uneven, then your fabric may be off grain.
How can you tell if a fabric is biased?
So if you have a piece of fabric laying down flat, and your selvage is along the bottom…….. Then you can fold edge of the fabric on the left, down to the selvage edge, creating a diagonal fold. If you cut right along that diagonal fold, you are cutting on the bias……or a 45 degree angle to the selvage.
Is the selvage edge always straight?
The selvage line is generally always straight. Sometimes you will see it waver just a bit but it pretty much gives you a straight line. So, cut off the line of selvage in a straight line…. and you have your straight edge of fabric to work from.
What is the selvage edge of material?
A selvage is the tightly woven edge of a fabric. It prevents the side edges of the fabric from raveling or fraying. Don’t use the selvage in your project! The selvage, because it’s densely woven, is sturdier than the rest of the fabric, so it can be more difficult to sew through.
What is the edge of fabric called?
A selvage (US English) or selvedge (British English) is a “self-finished” edge of a piece of fabric which keeps it from unraveling and fraying. The term “self-finished” means that the edge does not require additional finishing work, such as hem or bias tape, to prevent fraying.
Does fabric width include Selvage?
Cuttable width is the measurement of fabric from side to side, less the selvedge. Usually.
What is normal fabric width?
54 inches
What does it mean to cut across the width of fabric?
Many quilting patterns tell you to cut strips across WOF (width of fabric). This means you fold your fabric with the selvedges together, just as it came from the store, and then cut your strips.
What does it mean when fabric is railroaded?
When fabric is railroaded, it means the design is created from selvage to selvage. The selvage is the edge of the fabric usually referred to the width. So if you have a striped upholstery fabric, the stripes would run from selvage to selvage and not all the way up the roll.
How do you tell if a fabric is railroaded?
Roll the fabric off the roll enough to see which way the pattern is facing. If the top of the pattern faces up towards the roll or down towards the fabric end, the fabric is up the roll (not railroaded). If the top of the pattern is sideways the fabric has been railroaded.
What is railroaded?
Railroaded (or “Off the Roll”) When a fabric is “Railroaded”, or “off the roll” that means that the pattern runs across the roll, from selvage (the self-finished edge of the fabric) to selvage. This is commonly used in upholstery because the orientation of the pattern is ideal for a long sofa, or similar items.
What does double width fabric mean?
Double width fabrics are fabrics that are literally at least double the width of a standard fabric, which is normally 54” wide. They are most commonly sheer and drapery fabrics, but you can still find them in upholstery and multipurpose fabrics.
What width is upholstery material?
The most well-known width for upholstery fabric today in the United States is 54 inches;, 48-inch-wide upholstery fabric is discovered both here and in Great Britain, and 40-and 42-inch widths are standard for some, imported upholstery fabrics, similar to Indian silks.
How do you work out the pattern repeat on fabric?
To measure the repeat find a particular part of the design anywhere within the fabric and follow the fabric down until the next exact same pattern point. This will be your pattern match repeat.
How wide is most cotton fabric?
44/45 inches and 60 inches
How wide is fabric at Joann’s?
Most of the fabric I’ve purchased in the last couple of years is less than 45. Most of the time it’s 40-42 or so. Sometimes even less usable fabric if the print on the selvedge is an inch wide.
What is the width of cotton cloth?
There are several standard fabric widths. Most lightweight and midweight woven cottons (for apparel, etc.) are either 36 or 45 inches wide. Most woolens, single and double knits, upholstery weight fabrics, and other heavier fabrics are either 45 or 54 inches wide.
What is the standard fabric bolt width?
60 inches
What do the numbers mean on fabric?
The colored markings printed along the selvedge edge of a screen printed fabric are color registrations. They represent the number of different colored screens used to make the print. For example, the color with the number 1 represents the first color that was printed and so on and so on.