Grain , Grain line

Cutting with the grain

Cloth has a selvage on the two sides of the cloth. The salvage is a straight anti raveling line on the edge of colth.

Woven fabrics have two grain lines one runs parallel to the selvage the other runs 90 degrees to the selvage.

Most patterns for woven fabric will have a dibble pointed arrow. When cutting the pattern this arrow is to be placed parallel to the selvage.