Originally Posted by Ps 150
Originally Posted by np3
Just curious, why are you offended when fabric is torn? The tear is on the grain......
I never minded until I noticed, with a gingham, that the lines were a little distorted. I wasn't why it was that way, but an older/wiser quilter showed me that when they tear the fabric, sometimes it stresses the threads that make up the fabric but we rarely catch it unless it's with an obviously, straight line fabric. Months later, I read the same thing in one of my quilting books. Now, I cut just to be safe. :|
When the fabric is torn it is not always straight. I have learned that the hard way. even now after washing the fabric, trying to line up the selvages that it can be up to 3inches out and being a pensioner I cannot afford to buy extra all the time. Both of my LQS's always cut but they line up the fabric before putting them onto the boards.