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   Jean | Aug 17, 2002 01:29am | #1

   ??? Can you give an example of how it is used?

   The only thing that comes to my mind is SASE which is not a sewing term and means self addressed stamped envelope. :)

   
   

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   Edited 8/16/2002 8:50:53 PM ET by Jean

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   SewingSue | Aug 17, 2002 04:27am | #2

   Kitty,  If you can provide it in context we could probably help out.  "s.a." is seam allowance and is as close as I can get at the moment.  I normally don't have problems understanding the acroynms when I see them.

   Sue

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   SEWWRITER | Aug 17, 2002 02:59pm | #3

   s.a.s.

   s.a.

   SA

   It's all "seam allowance"

   Stephanie Corina Goddard                                                                                 Member, Professional Association of Custom Clothiers

4. 
   Rita_Scanlan | Aug 19, 2002 05:25pm | #4

   Howdy Kitty,

   Yes, Sue and Stephanie are correct. More specifically, here's how Threads uses the abbreviations:

   s.a. = seam allowance

   s.a.s. = seam allowances

   Cheers!

5. 
   dpcoffin | Aug 19, 2002 05:33pm | #5

   Hi, Kitty...Sorry we've confused you! Just a quick add-on to what's been said already: Whenever we use an abbreviation like s.a.s., or CB, for example, we usually use it in a drawing panel, and use it unabbreviated the first time, with the abbreviation we're going to use in parenthesis, so if you're confused, go back to the first drawings in that article and look for the reference.

   Best wishes!

   David Coffin

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   sondra_lewis | Aug 19, 2002 06:27pm | #6

   Wow - talk about Quick Draw McGraw.  I'd been trying for so long I didn't think I would find out so quickly. 

   Who knew the answer was so simple!

   PS  Thanks for the tip!