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The Pattern Envelope
Pattern Symbols
Preparing the Fabric and Laying out the Pattern
Pinning and Cutting
100
This is where you find how much fabric you need to buy.
What is the yardage chart?
100
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What is a grainline?
100
The first thing you should do to your fabric after you buy it.
What is preshrink it?
100
The direction the pins should be facing.
What is perpendicular to the edge of the pattern?
200
Everything you need to buy except fabric.
What are notions?
200
Small circles, squares, and triangles.
What are precision markings?
200
This happens if you do not cut out your pattern on grain, or if your fabric is not on grain.
What are twisted seams?
200
4"-6".
What is how far apart your pins should be?
300
This is what you need before you can determine what size to make.
What are your measurements?
300
The solid lines around the edge of the pattern.
What is the cutting line?
300
This is what you are doing when you tear across the width of the fabric.
What is finding the crossgrain?
300
The direction you cut notches.
What is away from the pattern (outwards)?
400
(Pull out your envelope). This is one of the suggested fabrics.
What are cottons or flannels?
400
Triangles on the edge of the pattern used to match up seams.
What are notches?
400
This is what you should do if you have matched the selvages together and the short ends do not match.
What is pull on the shorter end until they do match?
400
Good cutting technique.
What are long, smooth cuts?
500
(Pull out your pattern envelope). If my hips measure 40 inches I would make this size.
What is medium?
500
The finished size of the garment once sewn together.
What are finished garment measurements?
500
This is how you make sure the pattern is on grain.
What is measure from the selvage to the grain line at both ends of the grain arrow and make sure they are the same?
500
The reason you don't want to lift the fabric when pinning and cutting.
What is to make sure nothing slides out of place and so your cutting will be as accurate as possible?