She was certain she could swim in that sea if she could once get through what she called the selvage-wave. From Wordnik.com. [Somehow Good] Reference
And "selvage," escaping the first and last objections, may be thought to incur the middle one. From Wordnik.com. [A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century] Reference
A selvage man in chains hanging beneath the shield. From Wordnik.com. [Notes and Queries, Number 65, January 25, 1851] Reference
The selvage of loose warp threads hung from each roll. From Wordnik.com. [Lord of the Isles] Reference
Israelitish robe, fringed and bound at the selvage with blue. From Wordnik.com. [The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt] Reference
Grifone saw the shape of her in it, saw her hand at the selvage. From Wordnik.com. [Little Novels of Italy Madonna Of The Peach-Tree, Ippolita In The Hills, The Duchess Of Nona, Messer Cino And The Live Coal, The Judgment Of Borso] Reference
These are extra stitches that are sewn into the seam or selvage. From Wordnik.com. [A Passion for Knitting] Reference
Corded silks are woven with a cord running from selvage to selvage. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles and Clothing] Reference
The selvage illustration is from “The Bells and Other Poems” 1912. From Wordnik.com. [USPS Stamp Commemorates Edgar Allan Poe’s 200th Birthday] Reference
The selvage is more closely woven and will draw or pucker in laundrying. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles and Clothing] Reference
• Your instruction may include “selvage stitches” or “edge stitches.”. From Wordnik.com. [A Passion for Knitting] Reference
If the lock has a selvage, gain out the edge of the door or drawer to receive it. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
Finish each sachet by turning selvage under on 1-inch opening and whipstitch closed. From Wordnik.com. [The Art and Craft of Entertaining] Reference
These stripes run parallel to the selvage, so you can have borders as long as you like. From Wordnik.com. [Black and Pink Stripes? - A Dress A Day] Reference
On the blurred selvage we tucked liberty in our cheek like a tongued and rotten diction. From Wordnik.com. [Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and Lady Lisa Robertson] Reference
Seams: Plain; selvage and raw edges; French; felled; straight and bias edges; overhanded. From Wordnik.com. [The Making of a Trade School] Reference
You can hem them, and the sides will be on the selvage so you don't need to hem that part. From Wordnik.com. [Living Beautifully With the New Frugality] Reference
When the sun had reached its zenith, attendants unrolled a green carpet with a puckered selvage. From Wordnik.com. [Son of a Witch]
 The sewing actually extends past what you can see on the cover, as I needed some for selvage. From Wordnik.com. [Kater’s Art » Blog Archive » Mermaid Mask Book] Reference
If the hem is turned down once and cat stitched, it will resemble the selvage more than a twice turned hem. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles and Clothing] Reference
Cord -- The general term is applied to any fabric in which the lines run in the same direction as the selvage. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles and Clothing] Reference
"T" pattern, straight parallel ridges or striations, about forty to the inch, and running across the cloth from selvage to selvage. From Wordnik.com. [The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing] Reference
Always cut parallel with the selvage and the length of the underlap longer than the waist measure, allowing for turning at the ends. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles and Clothing] Reference
If desired, the bias seam down the back of the skirt may have a narrow woven tape or selvage of thin goods stitched in with the seam. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles and Clothing] Reference
The warp runs the long way of woven fabric or parallel with the selvage and it must be strong, elastic, and not easily parted by rubbing. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles and Clothing] Reference
The shuttle shoots to the selvage on hundreds of looms. From Wordnik.com. [superfuture] Reference
You will sew the two pieces together on the selvage edge. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Must know the bias, selvage, and straight width of goods. From Wordnik.com. [Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts] Reference
It takes art to weave a selvage about them or fit them into. From Wordnik.com. [The Prairie Child] Reference
Jean junkies like to go on about the charms of raw, selvage denim. From Wordnik.com. [Men.Style.com: Latest Features and Articles] Reference
But lend me the needle, and I'll see what I can do with the selvage. From Wordnik.com. [The Light That Failed] Reference
Sometimes it was stretched out on pegs with loops sewed on the selvage edge. From Wordnik.com. [Home Life in Colonial Days] Reference
If the scissors slipped and cut through the selvage, the player was out of the game. From Wordnik.com. [Two Little Women on a Holiday] Reference
The pattern repeat is 5 sts wide, so any multiple of 5+2 (two selvage sts) will work. From Wordnik.com. [b r o o k l y n t w e e d] Reference
Can she tell me how to wash dark-dye selvage denim to shrink them without losing any color?. From Wordnik.com. [Gawker] Reference
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