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ATMA Apparel & Textile Merchandising Academy

Glossary

What is Selvedge?

The tightly-woven edge strip of a fabric where the weft yarn turns back; unusable for cutting pattern pieces.

This term in other languages

Arabicالحاشية (السلفدج)
FrenchLisière
TurkishKenar (selvedge)

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Calculating fabric width usable after selvedge and shrinkage allowance

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