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does anyone know what this mean?

Old 03-24-2013, 09:46 AM
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I have a purse pattern, and in the cutting directions it tell me to: cut 4" OTL, what does OTL mean, I have no clue and have never seen this before.
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Old 03-24-2013, 09:53 AM
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off the length? I'd have to see more of the directions to be certain. perhaps because it is a purse it is referring to the lining?

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Old 03-24-2013, 09:54 AM
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over the line? just a guess
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Old 03-24-2013, 09:55 AM
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never seen that either.
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Old 03-24-2013, 09:56 AM
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OTL usually means "outside the lines" but it's a sports reference, so I am not sure how that applies to sewing on fabric.
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Old 03-24-2013, 10:43 AM
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I'm also thinking Off The Length ... perhaps these are your handles?

Look thru the pattern thoroughly ... there's probably somewhere that they have shown the acronyms they are using.
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more abbreviations? I'm beginning to hate them. i'd contact the pattern maker!!!
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Old 03-25-2013, 05:03 AM
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If they meant along the length of fabric, they should have said LOF (as opposed to WOF=width of fabric). OTL is a strange one.
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OTL means on the line over here (seams included) but as suggested above I think it's best to check with the pattern maker.
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I'm with you nativetexan.
Sure gets challenging to learn what all these letters mean.
Guess spelling it out is = NLAO = no longer an option.
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