The Basics: Marking
snips & clips
Scissors can be a timesaving marking tool.Though any pair with sharp tips will suffice, consider buying scissors with blades and tips designed for close work such as embroidery.
For patterns with 5/8" seam allowances, indicate notches and darts by cutting 1/8" to 1/4" into the fabric directly through the notch point. Don't cut all the way to the stitching line; this will weaken the seam.
For single notches use one snip, for double notches use two, and so on (1). Notching (snipping V-shaped triangles out of the seam allowances) can be used to indicate centerlines, hemlines and foldlines as well as notches.
Check the seam allowance width. If the pattern has 1/4" seam allowances, snipping isn't an option; choose another marking method.
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