TIP OF THE WEEK: SEWING TERMS D – G…
HI.
TO CONTINUE WITH SEWING TERMS FROM LAST WEEK,
HERE ARE TERMS D-G
Directional Print: A fabric with a printed pattern that has a definite “up” and “down”, or grain. Care must be taken to match the direction when piecing.
Drapability: Ability of a fiber to bend easily. A flexible fiber such as acetate can be made into a highly drapable fabric and garment. Usually, the thinner the fiber, the better the drapability.
Ease: To make two pieces of different sizes fit together in the same seam. One piece may have to be stretched a little or bunched up slightly in order to get both pieces the same length.
Elasticity: Ability to increase in length under tension and then return to the original length when released.
Grain: The direction of the fabric, along the warp and weft threads. When aligning templates “with the grain” they need to be parallel to the warp, or length, of the yardage.
Griege: From the French “grege” (raw silk) and the Italian “greggio” (gray), also called “gray goods,” the term refers to woven textiles as they come from the loom, before they are dyed or printed and sold as finished goods.
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