Slash and spread

How it is used

Use for pattern manipulation; identify the cut lines and the amount each opening adds.

Example sentences

1. Slash and spread added fullness to the sleeve without widening the cuff.

   Controlled openings can add volume to selected parts of a pattern.

2. The tutor demonstrated slash and spread on a paper skirt pattern.

   The expression names a practical method of changing a flat template.

Common collocations

• slash and spread method
• slash and spread technique

Related terms

• patternA paper or digital template for each piece of a garment, used to cut the fabric; it also means a repeated decorative design on fabric.
• dartA narrow, pointed fold of fabric stitched on the inside of a garment to shape it around curves such as the bust, waist or hips.

More terms: Pattern Making

• grading
• grain line
• toile
• ease
• block
• marker
• dart intake
• truing
• walking a seam
• turn of cloth
• princess seam
• pivot method