Definition
The direction of the yarns in a woven fabric, with lengthwise grain running parallel to the selvage and crosswise grain running perpendicular to it. Proper grainline placement is crucial for garment fit, drape, and stability.
Etymology
Compound of 'grain' (from Latin 'granum' meaning seed or small particle, extended to mean the direction or texture of materials) and 'line'. In textiles, grain refers to the direction of threads, established in weaving terminology by the 16th century.
Kelly Says
Grainline is like the DNA of fabric - ignore it at your peril! Bias cutting (cutting diagonal to the grain) was revolutionary because it allowed fabric to stretch and cling to curves, which is why Marilyn Monroe's famous white dress could fit her like a second skin while still being made from non-stretch fabric.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንስሳ 方向
in-ssa fa-ri-on
ARالعربية
اتجاه الحبوب
i-ta-jah al-ḥubbāb
BNবাংলা
বীজের দিক
bee-jer di-k
CACatalà
direcció de gra
di-rec-ció de gra
CSČeština
směr zrna
smer z-rna
DADansk
kornretning
korn-ret-ning
DEDeutsch
Kornrichtung
korn-ri-ch-tung
ELΕλληνικά
κατεύθυνση σπόρου
ka-ef-thi-ni-si spo-ru
ESEspañol
dirección de las semillas
di-rec-ción de las se-me-jas
FAفارسی
جهت دانه
jeh-t da-ne
FISuomi
korkin suunta
kor-kin su-unta
FRFrançais
ligne de grains
li-n gra-n
GUGU
ગ્રાઈન દિશા
grai-n di-sha
HEעברית
כיוון זרעים
k-i-yon zer-e-im
HIहिन्दी
अनाज की दिशा
a-na-j ki di-sha
HUMagyar
gabona iránya
ga-bo-na i-rá-nya
IDBahasa Indonesia
arahkan biji
a-ra-kan bi-ji
IGIG
ikike akụrụ
i-ki-ke a-ku-ru
ITItaliano
direzione dei grani
di-re-zione dei gra-ni
JA日本語
粒の方向
ru-ri no ho-kou
KKKK
зерновое направление
zer-no-voye na-pra-vi-ni-ye
KO한국어
곡물 방향
gok-mul bang-hyang
MSBahasa Melayu
arah biji
a-ra-h bi-ji
MYမြန်မာ
ဆိုးတိမ်
so-ti-m
NLNederlands
graanrichting
graan-ri-ch-ting
NONorsk
kornretning
korn-ret-ning
PLPolski
kierunek ziarna
kier-u-nek zi-ar-na
PTPortuguês
linhagem de grãos
lin-ha-gem de gra-os
RORomână
direcția boabei
di-rec-ția bo-a-bei
RUРусский
направление зерна
na-pra-vi-ni-ye zer-na
SVSvenska
kornriktning
korn-ri-kt-ning
SWKiswahili
mwelekeo wa nafaka
mwe-le-keo wa na-fa-ka
TAதமிழ்
தானிய திசை
tha-ni-ya thi-sai
TEతెలుగు
ధాన్యం దిశ
dha-nya-m di-sha
THไทย
ทิศทางเมล็ด
thi-sang met
TLTL
direksyon ng mga butil
di-rek-syon ng mga bu-til
TRTürkçe
buğday çizgisi
bu-ğ-day ci-z-gi-si
UKУкраїнська
напрям зерна
na-pra-m zer-na
URاردو
گندم کی سمت
ge-ndam ki sam-t
VITiếng Việt
hướng hạt
huong hat
ZUZU
umhlaba we-maize
um-hla-ba we-ma-ize