Lesson 8 1033
Folding
Knit Fabrics
Try to press out the lengthwise crease on
knit fabrics before laying out pattern pieces.
Often this crease is permanent in knit fabrics
and, if used on the garment, may be unsightly. If
you cannot press out the crease, you can avoid
using it by folding your fabric with a double fold.
Another possibility is to position the crease to
work with the pattern design. For instance, place
pattern pieces so that the crease will fall down
the center of sleeves or pant legs.
Guidelines
for Pattern
Layout
Use the following guidelines when laying out
your pattern pieces on your fabric.
• Circle the correct layout diagram on your
pattern instruction sheet. Choose the correct
diagram according to the pattern view, size,
and fabric width.
• Make any desired fit or design alterations to
your pattern before laying it out. (Refer to
Lesson 7, “Pattern Adjustments,” for more
information on alterations.)
• Lay all pattern pieces on the fabric before
pinning any of them in place. This will allow
you to make sure that all pieces will fit on the
fabric.
• Follow the shading key shown on your
instruction sheet. Solidly-shaded areas
denote fabric. Unshaded areas denote
pattern pieces to be placed with the printed
side up. Lines denote pattern pieces to be
placed with the printed side down.
• Sometimes a layout diagram will show a
pattern piece that is placed halfway off the
fabric. This piece will usually be accompanied
with an asterisk (*). Find the symbol on your
instruction sheet and follow the directions
given. This symbol generally means there is
not enough room to place the pattern piece
on the folded fabric. The instructions will tell
you to cut out all other pattern pieces. Then
you should open the fabric to accommodate
the piece that was placed partially off the
fabric.
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fabric
pattern, print side up
pattern, print side down