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OT word of the day
Since it's election season, how about canvass? As in "to canvass the
vote." http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/canvass The sources all say it comes from "to toss in a canvas sheet," but that is not helpful. Toss the ballots? Toss the voters? Just two voters, mixed gender, tossing (hmmm)? (Or, these days, same gender?) Does the length of the tossing-time affect the outcome of the vote? How big was the sheet used for tossing -- sail-sized? bed-sized? apron-sized? handkerchief- sized? Nann On Oct 14, 6:36*pm, (NightMist) wrote: Dunno how long I'll keep it up, or if I will last even a week, but I thought it might be fun to toss out a word a day and try to keep it to textile terms. They may not be new words for everybody, but hey it doesn't cost anything. (G) Today because I used the term once and puzzled people here, and because it was near the front of the dictionary: CALENDER. To smooth woollen cloths, and give them a gloss. NightMist -- Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister. |
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OT word of the day
Fulling.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulling The person who does the fulling is a fuller . . . which is my SD's husband's surname and thus also the DGDs' surname. And Fuller Brush, of course, though I doubt that Mr. Fuller used his brushes for fulling. Nann |
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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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On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:31:19 -0700 (PDT), Nann
wrote: Fulling. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulling The person who does the fulling is a fuller . . . which is my SD's husband's surname and thus also the DGDs' surname. And Fuller Brush, of course, though I doubt that Mr. Fuller used his brushes for fulling. Fuller's teasel! It is called that because the seed head looks like something a fuller would use. Or heck maybe they did use it upon a time. NightMist -- Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister. |
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Fuller's teasel!
It is called that because the seed head looks like something a fuller would use. Or heck maybe they did use it upon a time. Probably still do, in some places. They certainly were used for brushing up a nap on cloth until the Industrial Revolution. ==== j a c k at c a m p i n . m e . u k === http://www.campin.me.uk ==== Jack Campin, 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland == mob 07800 739 557 CD-ROMs and free stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, and Mac logic fonts |
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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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Oh, how funny!
I've learned so much in my life (so far!) and I've never known that. Logical, though! .. In message pfxLk.3158$fF3.1936@edtnps83, Bernardin vOLMAN writes 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. -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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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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Here in the USA they are French, also! Oui!
PAT in VA/USA "Sally Swindells" wrote in message ... But here in England they are French!! 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. |
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Moire Watermarked Watered Silk All of the above could refer to the same fabric, though the last is fiber specific. Fabric which has a wavy surface apearance as if it were watermarked. Each fabric must be treated somewhat differently to achieve the effect, but the final effect is what the name refers to. Water is seldom involved, and calendering is usually what is used to achieve the look. Whereas wool will come out with a flat glazed appearance when this is done, silk and several other fibers (the other fiber fabrics often being corded or heavily slubbed to enhance the result) will crush differently and give the watermarked look. The fabric is often starched or otherwise sized to maintain the resulting pattern. -- Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister. |
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