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SIDE SEWING [8 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2019-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing (General)
  • Sewing Techniques and Stitching
DEF

... a seam made by sewing two pieces [of] fabric [with their] right sides together, then turning and [stitching them again] on the wrong side, [so that] the raw edges are enclosed.

French

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

[…] la couture anglaise est solide et nette. Elle convient plutôt pour des coutures droites. Elle se fait en deux fois, à la main ou à la machine : une première piqûre sur l'endroit et une seconde sur l'envers.

Spanish

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Record 2 2019-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing Techniques and Stitching
DEF

One of a series of narrow, sharply-pressed pleats all turned in [the same] direction.

CONT

[Flat pleats] are also known as knife pleats. They have one side longer than the other so that the fabric will lie flat on a surface once it is pleated. Normally the under pleat will be half that of the over pleat. The knife pleat is the basic pleat used in sewing.

French

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

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing Techniques and Stitching
  • Upholstery
DEF

A stitch in which the sewing thread completely penetrates one or more layers of material and is hidden from view on at least one side of the assembly by a fold of material overlying the stitch.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques d'exécution et points de couture
  • Rembourrage (Industrie du meuble)
Key term(s)
  • point perdu
  • point dedans

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
  • Upholstery
OBS

Sewing boxing... In sewing a cushion, arm cover, an inside back, or an ottoman cover, the steps are identical. The best way is to first sew the welt... to the larger piece of the fabric. Then this piece is turned over so the finished side is facing down and the back is up. Then the boxing or other part of the cover is laid on the machine, face up, with the larger piece being placed on it, face down. The pieces are sewed together.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Rembourrage (Industrie du meuble)

Spanish

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Record 5 2000-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Sewing (General)
CONT

Cording :... Raised cording is achieved by sewing the garment around the cord from the wrong side. The result is a self-fabric raised effect.... Pin tucking : Self-fabric raised effect achieved using a special raised throat plate and a double needle on a zig-zag machine.

CONT

Self-fabric or self-material: Same material as that of the garment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Couture (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 6 1999-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special Packaging
DEF

A textile bag that shows its seams, as a result of not being turned right side out after sewing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages spéciaux
DEF

Sac de matière textile qui n'a pas été retourné, ce qui laisse apparentes les coutures de fabrication.

Spanish

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Record 7 1999-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging
DEF

The process of turning a textile bag side out after its manufacturing so that sewing is inside.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages
DEF

Opération qui consiste à retourner un sac de matière textile après sa fabrication de manière que les coutures soient à l'intérieur.

Spanish

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Record 8 1998-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forwarding, Folding, and Binding (Printing)
DEF

A form of sewing which passes thread through the side of the book along the binding edge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Façonnage, pliage et reliure (Imprimerie)
DEF

Genre de couture au fil textile où les cahiers, superposés, sont cousus au bord du dos, dans la marge du pli.

OBS

Technique de couture qui ressemble à la «piqûre à plat» sauf que pour faire de la couture à plat on emploie du fil textile et non du fil métallique.

OBS

Piqûre à plat : genre de piqûre au fil métallique où les cahiers, superposés, sont piqués dans leur épaisseur au bord du dos. La couverture, ajoutée ensuite, est maintenue par collage.

Spanish

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