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Downunder they are also called French seams
Dee in Oz "Sally Swindells" wrote ... But here in England they are French!! Sally at the Seaside~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk http://community.webshots.com/user/sallyswin Bernardin vOLMAN wrote: Where I grew up these were clled English seams. "NightMist" wrote in message ... French Seam One of the seam varieties in which all raw edges are enclosed. Sew a quarter inch seam with the wrong sides of the fabric together, trim closely, press the seam with the right sides of the fabric together, sew a quarter inch seam, press to finish. Very handy if you don't have a serger. -- Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister. |
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My czech grandma called them french seams too.
Taria Dee in Oz wrote: Downunder they are also called French seams Dee in Oz " |
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What about other things that have nationalistic names?
Is broderie anglais called something different in England? I must admit that it took a while for me to figure out what it was because here in the boondocks of the USA I had mostly heard it called Madeira work. I imagine in Madiera that they either call it broderie anglais or something else entirely. What about Irish Lace? Do they call it that in Ireland? The number of place names and ethinic groups used in the names of various kinds of lace is just staggering. Hey! Is English paper piecing called something else in England? NightMist does not call American cheese, back cheese. Though it is tempting to start. (G) On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:37:13 -0700, Taria wrote: My czech grandma called them french seams too. Taria Dee in Oz wrote: Downunder they are also called French seams Dee in Oz " -- Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister. |
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Broderie Anglais is called that here; but isn't it funny that these are
French words used to describe 'English embroidery' (translation), but that we use the French version? I think Irish lace would be called by its regional names within Ireland eg Limerick lace. English paper piecing is called English paper piecing. The patchwork blocks, though, are, in general, called American piecing. In message , NightMist writes What about other things that have nationalistic names? Is broderie anglais called something different in England? I must admit that it took a while for me to figure out what it was because here in the boondocks of the USA I had mostly heard it called Madeira work. I imagine in Madiera that they either call it broderie anglais or something else entirely. What about Irish Lace? Do they call it that in Ireland? The number of place names and ethinic groups used in the names of various kinds of lace is just staggering. Hey! Is English paper piecing called something else in England? NightMist does not call American cheese, back cheese. Though it is tempting to start. (G) -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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Bast Fibre
Strong, soft, woody fibres such as flax, jute, hemp and ramie which come from the inner bark of plants -- Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister. |
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Sanforized
A trademarked finishing process which compresses the fabric to reduce its residual shrinkage to not more than 1 percent. -- Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister. |
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Clo Value
The insulation value of clothing and bedding is measured in Clo units. Much like the insulation of your house is measured in R units. At it's most basic, 1 unit of clo value is what a person can comfortably wear in a 70 F (21C ?) room. Naked skin has a clo value of 0, a high loft down comforter with a closely woven top and back has an approximate clo value of 5. To get the clo value of a given set of clothes, you simply add the values together. For example a T-shirt (.09) plus jeans (.25) gives a value of .34, add socks (.02) and sneakers (.02), and at .38 clo units you might be a little underdressed for October. If you want to play with the math, additional basic info and a handy dandy chart is he http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/cl...ion-d_732.html -- Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister. |
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Bombazine The best known version is a fabric with a silk warp and woolen weft. Very durable, easy to wear, and suitable for most weather. It rose to popularity during the elizabethan period as a mourning fabric, due to these qualities, and stayed in fashion for such until the last century which saw the rise of synthetics and a change in mourning customs. At some points in history, and currently, a silk warp with a weft of cotton or linen are also called bombazine. Bombazette is a lightweight woolen fabric. I have personally seen the term incorrectly applied to a rayon warp with a woolen weft. I suspect that other such odd labling is probably also out there applied to similar combinations. -- Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister. |
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"Bombazine" conjures such interesting pictures--"Bambi in Bombazine,"
"Bombay Bombazine," "Bimbos in Bombazine." Here is the deriviation of the word, from Merrian-Webster.com: Middle French, bombasin; from Medieval Latin bombacinum (silken texture); from bombyx (silk). Nann On Oct 30, 1:28*am, (NightMist) wrote: Bombazine The best known version is a fabric with a silk warp and woolen weft. Very durable, easy to wear, and suitable for most weather. *It rose to popularity during the elizabethan period as a mourning fabric, due to these qualities, and stayed in fashion for such until the last century which saw the rise of synthetics and a change in mourning customs. At some points in history, and currently, a silk warp with a weft of cotton or linen are also called bombazine. Bombazette is a lightweight woolen fabric. *I have personally seen the term incorrectly applied to a rayon warp with a woolen weft. *I suspect that other such odd labling is probably also out there applied to similar combinations. -- Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister. |
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Denier A unit of weight for measuring the fineness of threads of silk, nylon, rayon, etc., equal to .05 gram per 450 meters or 1 gram per 9000 meters. -- Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister. |
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