fold line
Where paper bends
A fold line is a marked or implied line indicating where paper, fabric, or other material should be creased.
In sewing patterns, the fold line shows where fabric should be placed against a fold to cut symmetrical pieces: Place the pattern piece on the fold line.
In origami and paper crafts, fold lines guide where to crease.
The term also appears in technical drawings and packaging design.
- creaseLine from folding
- pleatSewn fabric fold
- ridgeNarrow raised strip
- seamJoined fabric edge
- paperPressed pulp for writing
origami · paper airplane · crisp · edge · score · mark · guide · ironing · fabric · bend · hinge · valley · mountain · template · sewing pattern · pattern · symmetry · straight
- linesdotted, dashed, curved, straight, wavy
- sewing termsscissors, pattern, shears, rotary cutter, cutting mat
- dotted linesperforations, connect the dots, dashes
- drawing markshatching, crosshatching, centerline, tick mark, crop mark
- game boardsgame board, squares, spaces, tiles, hex
- ballotsabsentee ballot, blank ballot, early ballot, invalid ballot, mail ballot
paper/material manipulation method
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perforation · tear line · cutting edge · score line · slice
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