what does the sewing term fold facing, or facing fold mean?
A facing is the area of a garment or sewn item that turns to the inside, giving a finished appearance to what would otherwise just be a raw edge of fabric. The facing is usually interfaced to add shape to the edge of the fabric.
Basically it means to fold the facing in half
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