| ~~ Abbreviations ~~ |
| BTW |
By The Way |
| Burda WOF / BWOF |
Burda World Of Fashion (Magazine) |
| CLWO |
Can't Live Without |
| DD |
Dear Daughter |
| DDIL |
Dear Daughter In Law |
| DFIL |
Dear Father In Law |
| DH |
Dear Husband |
| DM |
Dear Mother |
| DMIL |
Dear Mother In Law |
| DS |
Dear Son, Dear Sister |
| EOS |
Emma One Sock (online fabric vendor www.emmaonesock.com) |
| ETA |
Edited To Add |
| FBA |
Full Bust Adjustment |
| FFC |
Fashion Fabrics Club |
| FFRP |
Fit for Real People - A Fitting book by Palmer Pletsch |
| FM |
Fabric Mart (online fabric vendor www.fabricmartfabrics.com) |
| FOE |
Fold Over Elastic |
| FSG |
Fabricaholics Support Group; or Fashion Sewing Group (Nancy Erickson's website/newsletter) |
| FWIW |
For What It's Worth |
| HTH |
Hope This Helps |
| IMHO |
In My Humble Opinion |
| ITA |
I Totally Agree |
| KS |
Kwik Sew (pattern company) |
| LH |
Loes Hinse (pattern designer) |
| LOL |
Laughing Out Loud |
| NAYY |
Not Affiliated Yada Yada |
| NE |
Nancy Erickson (pattern designer) |
| OOP |
Out of Print |
| PR.Com/PR |
PatternReview.com |
| ROTFLOL |
Rolling On The Floor, Laughing Out Loud |
| RS |
Right Side |
| RTW |
Ready To Wear |
| S.A. |
Seam Allowance |
| SAHD |
Stay At Home Dad |
| SAHM |
Stay At Home Mom |
| SB |
Sandra Betzina |
| SO |
Significant Other |
| SW |
Sewing World (the website www.sewingworld.com) or Sewing Workshop (the Pattern Company) |
| TDF |
To Die For |
| TNT |
Tried and Tested (pattern usually) |
| TOL |
Top of the line |
| TS |
Textile Studio (pattern company) |
| TTYL |
Talk To You Later |
| UFO |
Unfinished Object |
| WS |
Wrong Side |