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BIAS CUT [3 records]

Record 1 2018-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing Techniques and Stitching
CONT

Pattern pieces can be laid out in a 45-degree angle from the selvage and cut according to the new marks made to direct bias cuts.

OBS

bias: The bias can refer to any diagonal grainline, but it typically refers to the true bias, which runs 45 degrees from the warp of weft.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques d'exécution et points de couture
CONT

[…] la coupe dans le biais donnera un résultat beaucoup plus fluide, ayant donc moins de tenue qu'une coupe dans le droit-fil.

OBS

biais : En couture, un biais est une bande de tissu coupée dans l’oblique du tissu (généralement à 45° par rapport au droit fil).

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings
  • Plastic Materials
  • Manufactured Products (Rubber)
DEF

A cut made diagonally across a textile material at an angle less than 90° to the longitudinal axis. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

OBS

bias cut: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
  • Matières plastiques
  • Produits fabriqués (Caoutchouc)
DEF

Coupe d'un matériau textile réalisée en diagonale selon un angle inférieur à 90° par rapport à l'axe longitudinal. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

coupe diagonale : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 3 1996-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
CONT

For long staple spinning, this fibre is also available in bias cut.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
  • Filature (Textiles)

Spanish

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