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Selvage

A selvage (US English) or selvedge (British English) is a "self-finished" edge of a piece of fabric which keeps it from unraveling and fraying. The term "self-finished" means that the edge does not require additional finishing work, such as hem or bias tape, to prevent fraying.

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25 related topics

In textiles

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In philately

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In printing

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In textiles

In printing

In philately

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Selvage

Nodes39
Edges38
Triples30
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.051282
Components1

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Selvage

Top relations

related to In woven cloth · 7
Selvage → Descriptions, For, In, Most, Selvages, The, Threads
related to Definition · 6
Selvage → According, Different, Hollen, In, Langford, Saddler
related to In knitted cloth · 6
Selvage → Applying, However, Most, Other, Selvages, The
is a · 3
Selvage → excess area of a printed or perforated sheet of any material, other option, self-edge of a fabric formed by the filling yarn when it turns to go back across the fabric
related to In philately · 2
Selvage → In, This
related to In printing · 1
Selvage → In

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Important terminology

selvages fabric edge cloth used woven loom threads weft may fraying made rest edges weave warp cut prevent thread term

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Selvageis aself-edge of a fabric formed by the filling yarn when it turns to go back across the fabric0.90text
Selvageis aother option0.90text
Selvageis aexcess area of a printed or perforated sheet of any material0.90text
hem or bias tape to prevent fraying.Very often fabric near the selvage is unusedinstance ofit does not require additional finishing work0.80text
discardedinstance ofit does not require additional finishing work0.80text
as it may have a different weave patterninstance ofit does not require additional finishing work0.80text
or may lack pile or prints that are present on the rest of the fabricinstance ofit does not require additional finishing work0.80text
requiring that the selvage fabric be cut off or hidden in a heminstance ofit does not require additional finishing work0.80text
Selvagerelated to DefinitionAccording0.60section
Selvagerelated to DefinitionHollen0.60section
Selvagerelated to DefinitionSaddler0.60section
Selvagerelated to DefinitionLangford0.60section

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