Straight of Grain

[nuranar]

I'm cutting up an old wool skirt into a 1940s skirt. Right now the layout is giving me fits, even with piecing to give a yoke effect on the front pieces.  The original skirt is a two-gore flare, cut on the bias. It would make life a lot simpler if I didn't have to lay all the pieces out exactly on the straight of grain. What horrible things would happen if it wasn't precisely on?  The fabric is a wool blend, fairly sturdy and tweedy.

Comments

[rvqavalon.livejournal.com]

I'm tempted to say probably nothing. If it were a super drapey fabric, maybe, but I'd just lay it out however it easiest on a sturdy fabric with no visual "grain" (stripe, etc)

[suededsilk.livejournal.com]

What kind of 40s skirt is it? If it has multiple gores, I should think you'd probably be OK if you cut the side gores slightly off-grain. (I'd leave the center back and front as on-grain as possible.)