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title: On the fold
jargon: true
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When you have a pattern piece that is symmetric, the instructions might tell you that it is to be cut _on the fold_.
This means that only half the pattern piece is printed, and you should cut it out by folding your fabric, and
aligning the line that is _on the fold_ with the fold line indicated on the pattern.
The fold line is indicated with a double arrow like in this example:
<Legend part="cutonfold">A cut-on-fold indicator</Legend>
:::tip
For an overview of all indicators on your pattern, refer to the [pattern notation guide](/docs/about/notation/)
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