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Record 1 2018-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing Techniques and Stitching
CONT

Pattern pieces can be laid out in a 45-degree angle from the selvage and cut according to the new marks made to direct bias cuts.

OBS

bias: The bias can refer to any diagonal grainline, but it typically refers to the true bias, which runs 45 degrees from the warp of weft.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques d'exécution et points de couture
CONT

[…] la coupe dans le biais donnera un résultat beaucoup plus fluide, ayant donc moins de tenue qu'une coupe dans le droit-fil.

OBS

biais : En couture, un biais est une bande de tissu coupée dans l’oblique du tissu (généralement à 45° par rapport au droit fil).

Spanish

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