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Bias

The bias runs at forty five degrees to the warp. It is the direction in which a woven fabric stretches most and drapes softest.

In the file

A piece cut on the bias carries a grainline set at forty five degrees. That angle has to survive into the file, otherwise the piece gets cut on grain and behaves completely differently.

Also known as
bias cut
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