tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post1475680794334656987..comments2024-03-14T16:03:32.434-04:00Comments on Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing: What's Your Favorite Sewing Word?Gertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-64300450192324962662009-11-02T22:35:49.599-05:002009-11-02T22:35:49.599-05:00Décolletage - I love this word, and the whole idea...Décolletage - I love this word, and the whole idea of the décolletage is so sexy and delicious, it makes the word all that more fun!ClaireOKChttp://clairekennedydesign.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-58012611046930445222009-10-29T18:38:37.102-04:002009-10-29T18:38:37.102-04:00My favorite term is "chartreuse charmeuse.&qu...My favorite term is "chartreuse charmeuse." Isn't that a tongue twister!Joannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-88652614656912563472009-10-23T12:55:01.674-04:002009-10-23T12:55:01.674-04:00'flang' i love the word flange... sounds k...'flang' i love the word flange... sounds kind of dirty!Boo Boo Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18206903525566670541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-35662317596132852652009-10-21T21:12:05.715-04:002009-10-21T21:12:05.715-04:00armscye is pronounced 'arm-sigh', although...armscye is pronounced 'arm-sigh', although my old sewing teacher used to pronounce the 'c' a bit more, like 'arm-sky'.<br /><br />when i first started fashion design and tech classes, one of the first thing we learnt was to 'bag out a corner', which is to turn out a corner or rounded peice, such as a collar point. when the teacher instructed us to 'bag-out your corners, we all stared in disbelief, and asked if she really wanted us to tease or abuse our corners (the aussie definition of 'bag out'). we also learnt how to grade patterns using 'sectional increments' - say that fast and it causes many giggles!missalexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-33029412340464408552009-10-20T20:49:59.164-04:002009-10-20T20:49:59.164-04:00I love peplum, it sounds so fancy and high-end. I ...I love peplum, it sounds so fancy and high-end. I also love ... gusset! It's kind of naughty and grandmotherly all at the same time.flickettysplitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11425564918817490162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-54526433403521988112009-10-19T12:32:14.741-04:002009-10-19T12:32:14.741-04:00I'm a tech designer for a suiting company and ...I'm a tech designer for a suiting company and we use the word "besom" (pronounced bee-some) in place a of "double welt". I think I prefer the latter. <br /><br />This is a fun post. I never new what TNT was before. Perhaps it's because I've had so many wadders! :)Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03037636603903648365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-14754290948124159362009-10-19T05:40:41.824-04:002009-10-19T05:40:41.824-04:00I personally love "slide fastner". Whil...I personally love "slide fastner". While I realize it's a zipper, it's cooler to say.<br /><br />I also am rather fond of "treadle" since I am about the only person that can insert that into a conversation about sewing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-75222597406203082832009-10-19T05:34:19.584-04:002009-10-19T05:34:19.584-04:00I have to confess I had no idea what 'shantung...I have to confess I had no idea what 'shantung' was - I've only ever known it as raw silk (and love both the term and the fabric)...Carinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05782358402051448781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-61317338524441573122009-10-18T21:08:43.924-04:002009-10-18T21:08:43.924-04:00i adore the sound of a few notions especially ric ...i adore the sound of a few notions especially ric rac, grosgrain, and buttons. Zig zag is rather whimiscal stitch name too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-10487680203058477872009-10-18T19:36:01.153-04:002009-10-18T19:36:01.153-04:00This post and the associated comments are so helpf...This post and the associated comments are so helpful to me. I learned to sew from my mom who doesn't use terminology, she just sews. So most of my vocab comes from patterns (which doesn't teach pronunciation unfortunately). And most of my fabric vocab comes from working in a fabric store as a teenager. <br /><br />I have to agree that shantung is a great word (my wedding dress was made of silk shantung). And although I'd never heard of armscye until just five minutes ago, I think it's my new favorite. Thanks Anonymous for the pronunciation.Gorditahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507094618720828900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-47538018544649853412009-10-18T18:13:01.374-04:002009-10-18T18:13:01.374-04:00New to your blog through BurdaStyle, and thought I...New to your blog through BurdaStyle, and thought I'd chime in on this...<br /><br />feed dogs has always made me giggle. It's so absurd!<br /><br />darning seems so fitting to me - such a tedious task <br /><br />Baste associates sewing with cooking for me, and since I love to cook too, it a great connection<br /><br />More than any thing though, names for fabrics are so much fun - shantung & dupioni, voile & toile, georgette....Binkydollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03114235723389534329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-32816524852623128692009-10-18T12:11:12.309-04:002009-10-18T12:11:12.309-04:00Well, my absolute favorite is "finished"...Well, my absolute favorite is "finished"!! (Ta da being another as I model my new creation.)<br />Real sewing words - I like the word ric rac.Kathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11152942097072530468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-38455445525121296752009-10-18T09:42:16.722-04:002009-10-18T09:42:16.722-04:00"Sleeve fish"-- from Gry, that is as pri..."Sleeve fish"-- from Gry, that is as priceless & unforgettable as "whack whack" that entered my lexicon from the VoNBBS via this site! I wonder what the Danish word is, but I think I just adopted the English.<br /><br />"Peplum" is probably my favorite, Suffragette mentioned already too. One of those words that really bugged me when I first learned it, "pep-lum"-- just not very romantic or appetizing somehow, but I think from glamor of association has really grown on me, now it's kind of... a mascot word?<br /><br />"Pink" is a good one though too.Hillarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-77133947090811748542009-10-18T06:11:06.380-04:002009-10-18T06:11:06.380-04:00Gertie, I love this post! 'badass and totally...Gertie, I love this post! 'badass and totally rockstar' hell yes! It also made my boyfriend laugh, who uses 'badass!' all the time...<br /><br />@ejvc "I have not yet understood how trimmings are different than haberdashery but I think they might just refer to ribbons and other types of trim."<br /><br />Trimmings are for just that - trimming things. I think we use it mostly for stuff you'd edge a piece of fabric with, although I guess you could use it to describe anything that formed a decorative addition to a piece of work. Haberdashery is much broader - a 'haberdashers' being a shop to get sewing/milinery supplies - and includes everything from threads, fabrics, buttons/zips etc, and tools. For anyone heading to London, one of the best examples of an old-style haberdashers is MacCulloch and Wallis in the centre of town - I could spend hours (and thousands!) in there...<br /><br />Re: terms, I like 'nap'. Such a sweet little word!Carinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05782358402051448781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-36893059554520491472009-10-18T00:53:58.986-04:002009-10-18T00:53:58.986-04:00and no one has mentioned dart or cuffand no one has mentioned dart or cuffvaleriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02335490760019507352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-54559164420140070062009-10-17T21:32:15.233-04:002009-10-17T21:32:15.233-04:00I love all the different names for types of cloth ...I love all the different names for types of cloth (or fabric, stuff, material, goods, if you will). I think the appeal lies partly in the sheer deliciousness of words like organdie or dupion and partly in being able accurately to name things. It's not just fabric, it's broadcloth, tweed, satin, twill, corduroy, brushed cotton or silk jersey. I like the names as well because they hint at the history of the fabric (denim/De Nimes being the most obvious example) - and fabric is such an enormous part of history. Think of the Silk Road, or the cotton plantations, or the way the modern British landscape, say, is shaped by its 19th century mills and textile towns. I'm not saying all that goes through my head every time I look at the suggested fabrics on the back of a pattern envelope, but it does give the names in those lists an appeal beyond their purely poetic qualities as words in themselves.Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13149288218017399395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-83215042806011269282009-10-17T21:15:06.202-04:002009-10-17T21:15:06.202-04:00I think "peplum" is a wonderful word for...I think "peplum" is a wonderful word for the skirt on a jacket or blouse, plus I like the look as well. And I've always thought "fish-eye dart" was an unusual term. For fabric terms, I like "challis" and "pique."1912 Suffragettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05400228383660911132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-7009066879695846602009-10-17T19:33:15.285-04:002009-10-17T19:33:15.285-04:00Bodkin. It's a cool word, whether it's yo...Bodkin. It's a cool word, whether it's your "pinchy" bodkin or your "sew in" bodkin. It's a useful little guy that gets the job done! My daughter is learning to sew, and she insists on calling it the "bobkin".Andrea M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-19932332379091465032009-10-17T17:29:09.129-04:002009-10-17T17:29:09.129-04:00Dotted Swiss. Nothing else is close.
The first dre...Dotted Swiss. Nothing else is close.<br />The first dress I made was in dotted swiss. I remember how the material smelled, and felt. I remember the color. I have no clue what happened to the dress...khttp://dottedyellowline.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-92210865803913795542009-10-17T16:05:36.990-04:002009-10-17T16:05:36.990-04:00Most of my favourite sewing expressions are Danish...Most of my favourite sewing expressions are Danish (my first language) - Danish sewing expressions tend to be weirder than English. For example the little placket on a shirt sleeve is called a "sleeve house" and a sleeve head is called a "sleeve fish". My favourite word is trensegynf which is a small strap on a traditional men's jacket and is supposed to keep the flower in the buttonhole in place. It tickles in the nose to say the word and it is such a strange name for so small a detail.Gryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13900155319635470547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-87425923429009750242009-10-17T15:45:38.733-04:002009-10-17T15:45:38.733-04:00I like calling a dress form a dummy. People look a...I like calling a dress form a dummy. People look at me weird when I do, since they either call it dress form, mannequin, or body.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-49982937342867260622009-10-17T15:37:34.365-04:002009-10-17T15:37:34.365-04:00Weird, but I like the word "miter", thou...Weird, but I like the word "miter", though not when it is in my instructions!<br /><br />For fabric, crepon.reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12776283905130149324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-17795905577719475492009-10-17T14:17:43.623-04:002009-10-17T14:17:43.623-04:00I, too, love the word armscye. And velvet. Just ...I, too, love the word armscye. And velvet. Just the sound of it makes me warm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-70058902679483447092009-10-17T14:01:08.112-04:002009-10-17T14:01:08.112-04:00I learned sewing in a costume shop, so I learned t...I learned sewing in a costume shop, so I learned terms phonetically. It wasn't until this year that I saw armscye spelled that way; I always assumed it was "armseye", as in you put thread through the eye of a needle, you put your arm through the armseye!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-29643441456419434442009-10-17T13:55:52.718-04:002009-10-17T13:55:52.718-04:00When my sewing is going well, those french terms a...When my sewing is going well, those french terms are luscious. But when a hoped-for TNT turns into a wadder I lean toward "the felled seam" as my sewing term of choice:<br /><br /><b>Fell</b><br />To kill: <i>was felled by an assassin's bullet.</i><br />To cause to fall by striking; cut or knock down: <i>fell a tree; fell an opponent in boxing</i><br />Of an inhumanly cruel nature; fierce: <i>fell hordes.</i><br />Capable of destroying; lethal: <i>a fell blow.</i><br />Dire; sinister: <i>by some fell chance.</i><br /><br />I'm going to go fell a seam now... heh heh heh.Venus de Hilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00424101811517659566noreply@blogger.com