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POINT COQUILLE [1 record]

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Record 1 1986-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing Techniques and Stitching
CONT

To form a shell tuck by hand, baste, then sew a narrow tuck. Use a running stitch, but every 1/2" take a few overhand stitches in place to scallop tuck. Or machine-stitch tuck; then do overhand stitches, passing thread through tuck between scallops.

French

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

Exécutez à la main le point de coquille en faufilant puis en piquant une nervure étroite. A points levés, formez des festons à tous les 1/2". Ou, encore, exécutez ce point de coquille à la machine et finissez à la main en passant le fil dans chaque feston.

OBS

Coquille. Dessin de broderie appliqué en bordure de certains articles, tels que brassières, à l'aide de machines spéciales, dites «machines à point de coquille».

Spanish

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