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Excerpted from SewBasic

SewBasic: Grainline

Understanding how grainlines behave can help you control the drape, fit, and overall appearance of your garment

by the editors of Threads

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Have you always wanted to sew, but felt you simply didn't know where to begin? Or has it been years since you used your sewing machine for anything other than mending and now you need a refresher on some of the fundamentals?

SewBasic features more than 30 essential skills you can use to get started, from buying your fabric and thread to inserting zippers and sewing seams.

In this excerpt, you'll learn all you need to know about how grainlines behave, including: the difference between warp and weft threads, the meaning of "true bias," and how to square the grainline.

From SewBasic, pp. 9-11