Turn of cloth

How it is used

Important in collars and thick tailoring; the outer layer travels farther around a fold than the inner one.

Example sentences

1. Allow for turn of cloth so the upper collar covers the undercollar neatly.

   The outer layer needs enough length to wrap around the construction.

2. The heavy wool needed more turn of cloth than the thin sample fabric.

   Material thickness changes the amount needed around the folded edge.

Common collocations

• allow for turn of cloth
• turn of cloth allowance

Related terms

• collarThe band or folded piece of fabric attached around the neckline of a shirt, jacket or coat, which can stand up or fold down.
• 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.

More terms: Pattern Making

• dart
• grading
• grain line
• toile
• ease
• block
• marker
• dart intake
• truing
• walking a seam
• slash and spread
• princess seam