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some bag making basics that will hopefully be useful to newbies (Hi and welcome. Ohh! You gonna have so much fun.!) and maybe a bit of a refresher for us older hands isn a bad thing either :) Please feel free to add more advice or correct me in your comments don be shy!Ohh all of that pretty fabric and a shiny sewing machine just waiting for you to come along and weave your magic!So what do those funny terms mean?This list is not exhaustive by any means. These are terms that as a bag maker I regularly come across. I add some links to glossaries at the end.Right/wrong side out = this simply means the front (or back) side of your fabric or in other words the good (or reverse) side.Right/wrong sides together = see above. Bringing layers of fabric together like a sandwich.Turn right/wrong side out = turn your item good/inside out.Seam allowance = this is the width from the edge of the fabric to which you will sew. So if a pattern states that you sew with a 1cm seam allowance, you sew 1cm in from the edge of the fabric. On all patterns you need to check to see if the seam allowance has been added to the pattern shapes.Top/side/bottom edge = the top/side/bottom edge of the pattern piece/item.Top stitching = a decorative line of stitches quite close (3/4mms or so) from the edge of the thing you are sewing.Notches = those V shaped things that you sometimes see on pattern outlines. You don have to cut out the V shapes themselves, you should just mark them onto your fabric pieces. Notches are used to help you line up 2 or more pattern pieces together.Raw edge = the cut edge of fabric.Selvedge = the woven edge of