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TURNED-UP HEM [1 record]

Record 1 1986-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing Techniques and Stitching
CONT

Turning up the hem edge. In a turned-up hem, a certain width of fabric, the hem allowance, is folded inside the garment, then secured by hand, machine, or fusing. This is the hem type usually provided for in pattern designs, with the amount of turn-up indicated on the pattern by a line or written instructions.

French

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

Le bord inférieur des vêtements se termine par un ourlet. Il en existe trois sortes : les ourlets repliés (les plus communs); les faux ourlets et les ourlets à lisérés.

Spanish

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