tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post2218240305390775004..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: More from Helen RowlandUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-28807209820071842882011-04-14T12:51:57.794-04:002011-04-14T12:51:57.794-04:00The comments were quite funny even though they wer...The comments were quite funny even though they were often painfully true (althought do not apply to my husband, for which I give thanks every day).<br /><br />As for the statement about men being cut on the bias, I think it's meant to imply that men are not straightforward along the threads but angled across. Although I should add that garments made of fabric cut on the bias often drape beautifully across the body, so perhaps we may apply the same thought to men.Susan/DCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-61602768299356037982011-04-14T12:33:52.715-04:002011-04-14T12:33:52.715-04:00Wonderful stuff.
To 'cut upon the bias' i...Wonderful stuff.<br /><br />To 'cut upon the bias' is a term familiar to all dressmakers. The bias is the direction of a piece of woven fabric. Wikipedia explains it well:<br /><br />"A garment made of woven fabric is said to be "cut on the bias" when the fabric's warp and weft threads are at 45 degrees to its major seam lines".Mish J Holmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-65798722874371440882011-04-14T03:48:28.898-04:002011-04-14T03:48:28.898-04:00What does 'they are cut upon the bias' mea...What does 'they are cut upon the bias' mean? I followed the rest of the text, but that phrase puzzles me.Paihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108169893140762249noreply@blogger.com