grainline

If you’ve ever opened a sewing pattern and noticed a long arrow marked on the pattern pieces, that’s the grainline. It’s a sewing terms that sounds complicated at first, but once you understand it, it makes a huge difference to how your finished project hangs, stretches and fits. Understanding grainline is one of the easiest ways to instantly improve your sewing projects, especially when making clothes. It helps fabric behave the way it was designed to and stops twisting, str