I have learned to check the grain lines (the way the threads are laying) before buying a panel print.
If it is printed off-grain - it is printed off-grain. You can stretch it and pull it and stand on your head - it will still be printed off-grain. I would attempt to trim it -on grain - if the design permits that - and go from there. |
I have learned to check to see if the panel if printed on-grain before buying it.
If the design is printed off-grain - you can stretch the fabric, pull on it, block it - stand on your head - the design will still be printed off-grain. You basically have two choices when attempting to work with a panel that is printed off-grain - 1) keep the grain lines perpendicular and do something with the design - trim it, sash it, whatever 2) get the design "right" - and live with off-grain fabric that will revert to it's "normal" unless stabilized some way. |
Some spray starch and pressing may help straighten your panel. All of them crooked.
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Most panels are not printed on the straight of grain.
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I never prewash fabrics. I use spray sizing and a steam iron. I could not get the panel straight. I used a square in the
corners and straightened it best I could. First I trimmed off some of their borders that came on the panel. I then started to add my own [ATTACH=CONFIG]526382[/ATTACH]border strips. After each set of borders I would again use a square and trimmed. At the end the panel was still not perfect but much better than when I started. |
I dampen the panels a lot, very wet, then I stretch and pull them and pin them down onto a canvas. The ones you can buy at any craft store for framing a picture. Let it dry this way and you should be good to go.
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