I thought I understood what "crossgrain" meant until I saw cutting instructions in a tayloring book; "Classic Tailoring Techniques", for the record.
They show a long vertical piece like a coat front with the straight grain running up and down. Next to this is a long skinny belt sort of thing, oriented exactly the same and with the straight running up and down.
They claim that because the belt thing is used horizontally, it is called cross grain. Nevermind that it is cut along the warp just like the other piece.
I was under the impression that cross grain meant it was cut on the weft as opposed to the warp and has nothing to do with the way the piece is used.
Thoughts?
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