Center front (CF) is the vertical axis running straight down the middle of the front of a garment or pattern piece. It serves as the primary anchor for pattern drafting, ensuring symmetrical necklines, button plackets, and collars. On a pattern, the CF line is usually marked to be cut on the fabric fold or used as the placement line for closures.
Heard on the job
Make sure the buttonholes are spaced evenly along the CF line.
Also heard as
- center front