Heard a tailor say "fabric grain is the backbone of a garment" and it stuck with me

I was getting a hem fixed at a shop downtown and the tailor mentioned how ignoring grain lines ruins the drape. They showed me how diagonal cuts on a cotton twill panel can warp the whole shape. Has anyone else seen big design mistakes from not matching the grain right?

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daniel_martin6d ago

Isn't that basically the same reason why crooked picture frames bug the hell out of you?

roberts956d ago

@daniel_martin yeah man crooked frames drive me nuts too, it's like my brain can't relax until it's straight.

harpery476d ago

Guarantee I've spent way too much time adjusting a painting that was maybe 2 degrees off, only to realize the whole wall was slightly crooked anyway. But once I get it straight, I just stand there staring at it like I've accomplished something huge, even though nobody else would even notice. My wife walks in and I'm like "look, I fixed it" and she just rolls her eyes. It's a curse, really. Maybe it's just me but I think my brain has a built-in leveling app that activates at the worst times.