Fashion Terms

							Fashion Terms
On fabric…
Things to Know!
LENGTHWISE
  WARP YARNS
  RUN PARALLEL TO SELVAGE



                        CROSSWISE
                        WEFT YARNS
                        RUN PERPENDICULAR
                        TO SELVAGE
A fabric is ON GRAIN when the crosswise and
lengthwise threads run at a RIGHT angle to each other.
           Terms

GRAIN is
  ONE THREAD IN THE FABRIC.
       BIAS

    CROSSWISE
DIRECTION IN FABRIC
  THAT RUNS AT 45
       ANGLE
PARALLEL
 LINES EQUIDISTANT
 TO EACH OTHER


PERPENDICULAR
 LINES OR ANGLES THAT
 CROSS AT 90
    TORN EDGE

THE CUT OR TORN EDGE
    OF THE FABRIC