What does cut on the fold mean when you are sewing?

Question

does it mean that you need to fold the fabric than put the pattern on and cut it when it is folded?

Answer 1

You place the pattern on a fold (with the material doubled) so that you won't have a seam. If its the front of a skirt or top, you wouldn't want to have a seam down the middle of it. So they only give you half of the skirt or top pattern piece and have you place it on the folded material. Make sure you place the pattern piece in the right direction (follow the arrows). Also, make sure you have enough of the material folded so that both sides are there when you open it up.

Before you go any further, you probably need to sit down and read through the instructions all the way to the end. Use the placement guides they give you so that you don't run out of material. Ask about any other questions you might have.

Answer 2

Place on the fold means that you have folded the fabric so that it is doubled over.

You must know the width of the fabric in order to know WHICH WAY to fold it. Either ask when you purchase it or measure it with a tape measure.

You measure the width across the fabrics selvedge edges. It is important to know that the SELVEDGE is the FINISHED edge of the fabric NOT the CUT ends. You need to understand this when you are folding the fabric as it is extremely important.

Then look on the pattern instructions for which WAY to fold the fabric for that width. This is very important because if you fold the fabric the wrong way your garment will come out crooked and you won't be able to properly fit the sleeves or hem it.

Look on the pattern instructions for the width of the fabric and it will show you EXACTLY how to lay out the pattern pieces for that width. Piece of cake once you know where to look on the instructions.

Place on the fold means just that: place that particular pattern piece on the fold of the fabric (you should see this on the pattern placement chart for your width of material).

The reason for this placement on fold is for doubled pieces like sleeves where you wouldn't want to sew two pieces together to make the sleeve. Also it's for belt pieces and facings to keep from having to sew them together.

I hope that this helps you to understand.
Good luck and good for you!

Answer 3

This is usually a front or a back of something like a shirt or a dress.

Lay the fabric on a flat surface (preferably clean), folded so that it is straight. In other words, on the fold should be one thread woven the length of the piece, and across the width of the fabric, one thread woven from side to side that, because this fabric is folded in half, the thread is also folded perfectly.

If you don't put the fabric properly, it will not hang right and it will look awful.

Now that it is folded, put a couple of pins along the cut edges to hold the fabric in place, unless it is heavy enough and textured such that it stays where it is put.

Place your pattern pieces according to the illustration. "On the fold" means that the pattern piece that has one edge labeled "fold" must be placed along the folded edge of your fabric.

Pin it on. No shortcuts here or you will ruin your work and why bother at all then.

Cut carefully so that the cut edges lie along each other as exactly as they can. One side should not show past the other.

Voila! You have cut on the fold.

Answer 4

Sewing Meaning

Answer 5

You need to place the pattern piece so the one end that says place on fold, is on placed on a fold, so when you open it up it is one continuance piece. Like the facing around the neck, it will be curved like your neck and wrap around it. If you can't place it on a fold, allow a seam allowance and cut and then you can sew it so it has a seam where the fold should be.

Answer 6

Put that side of the patter on a FOLD so that way its 2 "sided" but fully a piece....

like when you cut a front of a shirt, the pattern will be in half so put it on the fold and unfolding it makes it the full front

it seems your teaching yourself how to sew...and GOOD FOR YOU!!!!!!

Answer 7

position the trend alongside the fold the position the arrows are pointing . you're probable reducing out the front and lower back at the same time or one will be an inner dealing with. do no longer decrease alongside the fold yet basically to the outer edges of the trend.

Answer 8

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