Refers to the edge of woven fabrics running along the warp direction of woven fabrics that will not unravel.
An edging that stops the cloth unravelling along the warp.
The tightly woven edge on a width of fabric to hold the fabric together.
The border at the edge of a woven tartan (usually a thicker thread) which prevents unravelling
The protective edging on untrimmed wallpaper.
The bound edge running along the side of a length of fabric
The woven outside edge of the fabric which may contain the name of the fabric and information about the colour combinations.
The side finish of the rug. The selvedge is the same material used to form the warp and weft. Various colors can be added to the selvedge to enhance the look of a rug by over wrapping.
The woven edge of a fabric.
The imprinted edge of a sheet of stamps.
eX 26:4; Ex 36:11] the edge of a cloth, where it is closed by complicating the threads; a woven border, or border of close work.
border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet
the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray
a single terminal warp or a cord formed of various terminal warps is wrapped with the weft threads, forming an edge
The two side edges of a piece of fabric which may contain the name of the fabric and information about the colour combinations.
A margin of waste on the outer edges of cloth which serves to prevent it from fraying.
The area between the edge of a rug and the fringe. The selvedge is the same material used to form the warp and weft. A design can be added to the selvedge to enhance the look of a rug.
The side edge of fabric, with various types.
The very outside warp edge of the woven fabric.
The edge of a woven fabric which prevents raveling. It often incorporates threads that look nothing like the fabric it's self, usually tougher ones. Sometimes the selvedge is attractive, but more often it is purely functional.
The vertical edge of a rug where two or more chords of warp are usually wrapped with separate wefts to reinforce the sides. It is in the selvage where the wefts reverse direction.
The extreme lateral edges of the Lehr or glass ribbon which are stripped off and recycled as cullet.
Another term for fore-end. This is the edge of the lock that houses the bolt or latch.
A narrow flat woven border resulting at both lengthwise sides when the crosswise threads reverse direction.
The two longitudinal edges of a woven fabric. The selvedge is made when the weft turns round each of the extreme warp ends when the weft passes through the warp.
The edge on either side of a woven rug so finished as to prevent raveling.
(n.): The reinforced edge of a bolt of denim fabric, which is woven so that it won't unravel; this super-durable edging is now highly desirable when making couture jeans.
The side finish of a rug. Usually yarns are tightly wrapped all along the side edges to create the finished look.
The edge warps of a rug and the foundation weft around those warps.
The tightly woven edges along the length of your fabric. *NEVER* use these in your quilt
The tightly woven edge on a width of fabric holding it together.
The side finish on the sides, not the ends. Often an extension of the wefting and of similar colour and materials. Often overcast in goat hair.
the reinforced side edges of woven fabric.