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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.

      Getting Started

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      Fabric Types

      Fabric falls into two main categories: dress (or fashion)

       weight and upholstery/curtain (or home dec) fabric. As bag

       makers, we can use both types – dress-weight fabric is

       generally better suited to bag linings and upholstery fabric

       is better for bag exteriors, However, that is only a loose

      

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