Hi All, as a fabricolic,,,, When you tear the fabric, it tears evenly with the weave (grain) of the fabric. The reason most of the fabric goes willy wonky, is because they cut the fabric wrong and the fabric is printed cock-eyed. The big headache is when it is torn, and not cut, it is stretched out at the edge. I would still rather have the fabric cut or torn on the lay of the fabric because when it gets washed, it goes back to the original woven pattern. Printed correctly or not. This makes the pattern willy wonky. This is the reason for alot of big fabric saes.