Took me 5 years to realize I was draping fabric upside down

I was in a sewing workshop in Portland last month, and the instructor pointed out that the grainline on my muslin was running the wrong way. Turns out I had been cutting and draping everything backwards since fashion school, which explains all those weird pulls. Has anyone else had an embarrassing basic technique click late like this?

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gavins4325d ago

Took me FOREVER to figure out I was using my rotary cutter wrong, like cutting with the dull side. I wrecked so much nice fabric before someone finally showed me.

taylor8224d ago

Oh MAN I did the EXACT same thing. I was literally dragging the cutter backwards thinking it would cut and wondering why it just mashed the fabric. I finally watched a video where someone said "the blade spins counterclockwise so you push AWAY from you" and it was like a lightbulb went off. Now I keep a little mat with lines on it to help me stay straight and it's been a game changer. Also I learned to change blades way more often than I thought - a dull blade will mess up your fabric every time. Once you get the motion down it feels SO natural though, like cutting butter.