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Fold lines – when a pattern piece says ‘place on fold’ you

need to fold your fabric wrong sides together and place

the appropriate edge of the pattern piece onto the fabric

fold. In this way, the resulting cut fabric piece will be

double the size; a mirror image joined at the fabric fold.

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Notches – these are the small vertical lines that appear on

the pattern piece outline. These useful markings help you

to match up seams and fabric edges accurately. Pattern

pieces that need joining up will have corresponding

notches. Transfer pattern notches to your fabric pieces

using a disappearing marker or make small nicks with

sharp scissors.

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Other markings – magnetic snap/bag handle hook/zip

pocket etc. markings need to be traced onto your patterns,

and then transferred to your fabric pieces.

Glossary of terms and abbreviations

In addition to the patterns, you will also need to be able to

follow the written instructions for each technique or project.

The following terms are used throughout this book and in other

commercial patterns.

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Bag lining/bag exterior – most bags have a lining and

an exterior, which essentially means that most bags

consist of two bags (the inside bag and the outside

bag). Each bag is made separately before being joined

together towards the end of construction. In this book

I refer to the inside bag as the ‘lining bag’ and the

outside bag as the ‘exterior bag’.

Clip – clipping your seam allowance helps seams lie flat

when you turn your project right side out by reducing

bulk in the seams (especially curved seams). For

inward curves cut small V-shapes pointing towards the

stitching along the seam allowance close, but not too

close, to the stitching. For outward curves make small

scissor nicks pointing towards the stitching (again, not

too close to the stitching).

Clip corners – snipping off the seam allowance reduces

bulk in the seams of straight corners and makes for

smoother and sharper corners on your bag when it is

turned right side out. This results in neater rectangular

pockets or fabric straps, for example. Before turning

right side out, trim off the corner tips of your work

close, but not too close, to the stitching.

Raw edges – refers to the cut, unstitched and

unfinished edges of fabric.

Sewing in a box formation – particularly useful for

stitching strap ends down securely onto your work.

Stitch the item in a box shape for extra strength

and durability.

Topstitching – a line of stitches that runs close and

parallel to an edge on the right side of your work. The

distance between the stitches and the edge will vary

according to your preference or the instructions in

the project. Topstitching is very useful in that it often

serves both decorative and reinforcing functions.

Turning right side out (sometimes abbreviated

– TRSO) – simply means that you need to turn your

(inside out) work the right way out. Turning wrong

side out means the reverse of the above.

WS – wrong side – the reverse or back of your work

or fabric.

WST – wrong sides together – bring two pieces of

fabric together so that the wrong sides of the fabrics

are touching each other.

WSO – wrong side out – the wrong side of your work/

fabric is facing outwards.

WSU – wrong side up – the wrong side of your work/

fabric is facing upwards.

RS – right side – the good or the front side of your fabric

or work.

RST – as WST, but with the right side.

RSO – as WSO, but with the right side.

RSU – as WSU, but with the right side.

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