See the wikipedia entry for seam allowance. Seam allowance is the area between the outer edge of the fabric and where you stitch the seam in the...

It’s funny, but I am not finding many nice reference sites for sewing. There are tons of sites with descriptions and pictures of clothing, but trying to find definitions with images seems impossible. I am going to start putting together exactly that. Sewing is a topic where a picture is worth two thousand words. In the end you are just trying to learn a...