| Term | Definition / Meaning / Stand for |
| AG |
Adjustable Garment |
| AGC |
Average Garment Cost |
| AH |
Armhole |
| AI |
Average Inseam |
| AIDA |
Aida Fabric (used in cross-stitch) |
| AIM |
Average Inside Measurement |
| AL |
Arm Length |
| ANF |
All Notches Finished |
| AOP |
All Over Pattern |
| AOP |
All Over Print |
| AP |
Applique |
| APL |
Applied Lace |
| AS |
Alteration Sleeve |
| AUC |
Additional Under Collar |
| AWC |
All Wrong Colors |
| AWG |
American Wire Gauge (for thread thickness) |
| B&S |
Button and Snap |
| B2B |
Back to Back (seams) |
| BA |
Buttonhole Attachment |
| BAF |
Back Alteration Finished |
| BBL |
Below Bustline |
| BCT |
Basic Clothing Terminology |
| BD |
Bodice |
| BF |
Back Facing |
| BFH |
Blind Hem Foot |
| BL |
Back Length |
| BLC |
Back Length Circumference |
| BOL |
Bolt of Fabric |
| BOM |
Bias of Material |
| BPDC |
Back Post Double Crochet |
| BRM |
Buttonhole Reinforcement Material |
| BS |
Bias Seam |
| BSF |
Bias Strip Facing |
| BWD |
Back Waist Dart |
| CC |
Contrast Color |
| CF |
Center Front |
| CFF |
Cut Fabric Facing |
| CH |
Chest Height |
| CHL |
Chain Loop Hem |
| CL |
Cutting Line |
| CLG |
Collar Gauge |
| CO |
Cut Out |
| COL |
Collar |
| COT |
Cotton |
| CPC |
Cut Pattern Cost |
| CPN |
Contrast Panel |
| CPS |
Cut Per Sample |
| CRAW |
Cubic Right Angle Weave |
| CRF |
Crotch Facing |
| CS |
Chain Stitch |
| CSM |
Circular Sewing Machine |
| CTN |
Cotton Thread Number |
| DAS |
Double Action Stitch |
| DB |
Double Breasted |
| DBL |
Double Braced Lapel |
| DCF |
Dart Center Front |
| DD |
Dart Depth |
| DL |
Double Layer |
| DLF |
Dart Length Finished |
| DM |
Dart Measurement |
| DPS |
Dart Pattern Sheet |
| DRF |
Dart Rear Facing |
| DS |
Dart Stitch |
| DSM |
Dart Sewing Machine |
| DSS |
Dart Side Seam |
| DST |
Double Stitch |
| DWC |
Dart Width Calculation |
| E&S |
Embroidery and Stitch |
| E/W |
Edge Width |
| EA |
Ease Allowance |