Pattern lexicon and naming conventions

Pattern lexicon and naming conventions#

The patterns on this site use a specific way of naming pieces of a pattern and when talking about spatial aspects of a pattern that aims to be less ambiguous than just front, back, bottom, inside and out.

Many of the words are to be interpreted as they are defined as anatomical directions:

  • posterior

  • anterior

  • superior

  • inferior

  • lateral

  • distal

  • medial

  • proximal

Related to fabrics:

  • pattern piece: one individual piece of fabric or other material that is listed in the cut pattern

  • panel: multiple pattern pieces sewn together.

  • section: an area of a panel or pattern piece

  • assembly: multiple complete panels sewn together

  • face: a flat “side” of a pattern piece, panel, or assembly, the way one would understand the right- or wrong “side” of a fabric. Specifically not an edge

  • edge: the outline of a face