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Record 1 2010-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
  • Scenic Design
OBS

Scrim: a transparent theater drop or a transparent section in a drop.

OBS

Shark's-tooth or shark's-teeth, adj : of, resembling ... with the teeth of sharks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
  • Scénographie
OBS

En scénographie, «tulle» désigne le rideau de fond de scène et qui est fait d'un tissu transparent, à maille lâches. En ce qui concerne le design, les tulles diffèrent de l'un à l'autre. Le tulle gobelin (shark's-tooth scrim) comporte des motifs tissés, noirs ou blancs, en petits triangles mis les uns à côtés des autres; c'est ce qu'on appelle : à motifs en forme de dents de requin.

OBS

Renseignement donné par la Place des Arts de Montréal.

Spanish

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