Tearing fabric to straighten it
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The colors are so deep and detailed. It's going to be hard to give this quilt up and I'm no longer a horse fan. I love them, but not enough to own a quilt with horses on it.
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My mom taught me that same back in the day (WAY back) and we did that in home ec class. It works really well with less damage to edge of the fabric.
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If I am starting with a piece that is over 1/2 yard, I'm likely to tear it. Whether I am straightening an edge through tearing, or through sliding the selvage and using an acrylic ruler & rotary cutter, I will be cutting some off. I much prefer using the true straight of grain whenever possible. There is a lot less raveling of seam edges on the back of the quilt - and that saves me time trimming them all up before taking it to be quilted.
What I can't wrap my head around is how fabric that is torn, or has a thread pulled, to straighten it can have the selvages not match, or even be close to matching. I did some a few days ago (I think Robert Kaufmann, but am not sure now) that was off by quite a bit, there was no pulling it back into being straight both by the torn grainline and the selvage at the same time.
What I can't wrap my head around is how fabric that is torn, or has a thread pulled, to straighten it can have the selvages not match, or even be close to matching. I did some a few days ago (I think Robert Kaufmann, but am not sure now) that was off by quite a bit, there was no pulling it back into being straight both by the torn grainline and the selvage at the same time.
#44
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I tear to straighten the grain, especially when sewing clothing.
When I was in the Paris fabric district last month yardage was snipped and ripped. The shops did not really have cutting tables. The clerks had metre sticks, unrolled and measured the cloth on top of the other bolts.
I would rather a shop snip and rip, than cut off grain.
When I was in the Paris fabric district last month yardage was snipped and ripped. The shops did not really have cutting tables. The clerks had metre sticks, unrolled and measured the cloth on top of the other bolts.
I would rather a shop snip and rip, than cut off grain.
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