on the bias
Across the grain
On the bias means diagonally across the grain of a fabric, at a 45-degree angle to the weave.
Fabric cut on the bias has more stretch and drapes more fluidly than fabric cut straight.
The skirt was cut on the bias to give it that flowing movement.
The technique is fundamental in dressmaking for achieving certain silhouettes.
- diagonalSlanting line or path
- crosswiseAt right angles
- stretchPull to extend
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
- cutSeverance or reduction
weave · flow · grain · skirt · cascading · 45-degree · fluidity · selvage · elasticity · warp · dart · hem · cloth · drape · weft · pleat · seam · grainline
directional orientation
on the biasstraight
Not curved or crooked
perpendicular · parallel · aligned · square · orthogonal