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avantbras

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forearm

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bâtir

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to baste

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boutons/boutonnières

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buttons/buttonholes (“1 bouton pour la taille” = “1 button for the waistband”)

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boutons pression

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snaps (the kind you press, or hammer, that show from the front, not the sew

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les bretelles

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straps

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coté

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side (“Fermer les cotés…” = “Close the sides…” or “…du coté plat de la poche…” = “… the flat side of the pocket…”). I also saw it used to describe a side gusset, on the tee pattern with the 4 hanging points that are tied into knots.

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coucher

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to place (“Coucher les coutures vers la poche.” = “Place the seams towards the pocket.”)

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coudre

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to sew

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coudre à points de surjet

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to serge (though it literally means “to sew back and forth joining stitches”)

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ceinture

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waistband; also belt or sash

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chevaucher

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overlap

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col

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collar

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col châle

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shawl collar

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coutures

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seams

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couture(s) du cote

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side seam(s)

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couture(s) de dessous de bras

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underarm seam(s)

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cranter

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to notch

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dessus

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top (“sur dessus de poche” = “on top of the pocket”, “dessus de manche” = “upper sleeve”)

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dessous

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below or underside (“dessous de manche” = “under sleeve”); “dessous” can also mean lingerie (similar to “undies”) or interlining

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devant

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front

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doublure

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lining

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dos

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back

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droit fil

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straight of grain

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emmancher

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to fit one part into another, often with a fiddly bit that needs to be adjusted, such as easing a sleeve into an armhole

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emmanchure

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armhole

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empiècement

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yoke. Note that in the directions for the skirt I made with the twisted drape, they refer to the drape pattern piece as an “empiècement.” My French friend thought this strange. She said usually an empiècement refers to a sewn

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en piquant

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(while) catching

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éncarter

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press (“éncarter les coutures au fer” = “press seams open”)

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encolure

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neckline

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endroit

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right (“endroit con endroit” = “right side to right side”)

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endroit du patron

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right side of pattern

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endroit du tissu

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right side of fabric

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entoiler

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to interface

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entoilage

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interfacing

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entoilage thermocollant

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fusible interfacing

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entoiler

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to interface (“entoiler les parementures” = “interface the facings”)

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entournure

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armhole

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l’entrejambe

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inside leg (“fermer l’entrejambe” = “close the inside leg seam” (from ankle to ankle)

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envers du tissu

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wrong side of fabric

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les épaules

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the shoulders (“assembler les épaules” = “sew the shoulder seams”)

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double epaisseur

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double thickness

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épingler

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to pin

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faufiler

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to baste

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le fil

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thread (“1 fil de couleur contrastante épais” = “1 [spool of] topstitching thread in a contrasting color”)

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finition

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finishing

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les flèches

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arrows (“coucher les plis selon les flèches du patron” = “form the tucks according to the arrows on the pattern”)

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fond

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background (“fond de poche devant” = “front pocket back”, as in a front jeans pocket)

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la fourche

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crotch (“fermer la fourche” = “close the crotch seam (from bellybutton to bottom)”)

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le genou

A

knee

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de hanches

A

hipline

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haut

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top

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jupe

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skirt

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lainage

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woolens (“tissu type lainage” = “wool type fabric”)

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laine

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wool

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lisiere

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selvedge

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liens

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ties (“faire 4 liens” = “make 4 ties”)

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ligne de pliure

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fold line

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ligne de taille

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waistline

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largeur pied de biche

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the width of the presser foot

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maille

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a knit stitch

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maintenir

A

to tack (hold temporarily)

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manche

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sleeve

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milieu

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center (“faire la couture milieu dos” = sew the center back seam)

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molleton

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flannel or fleece—a fabric with some loft, perhaps a Pellon

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les œillets

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eyelets, as in the metal kind you press, or hammer (“Poser l’œillet selon repère du patron.” = “Apply the metal eyelet where indicated on the pattern.”)

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ourlet(s)

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hem(s)

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pantalon

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pants

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la parement

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facing

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parmenture

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facing

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parmenture du meme tissu

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self facing

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parmenture de la talle

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waistline facing

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passepoil

A

piping

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patron(s)

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pattern(s)

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des pattes de boutonnage

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buttonhole placket (or tab) (“Entoiler la moitié des pattes de boutonnage”

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le pince/les pinces

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dart/darts (“fermer les pinces” = “close the darts)

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piquer

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to stitch/sew (verb). While the Au Bonheur patterns use the verb “piquer” to indicate stitching, it seems to be a bit inexact. The actual translation of “piquer” is “to sting” or “to bite”. “Piquer a la machine” = a machine stitch. The word for a particular type of stitch is “point”.

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piquer le bord

A

edgestitch

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piqure de soutien

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staystitch; literal meaning is “support stitch”—soutien means “support”, soutien

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plaquer

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flatten (“plaquer la poche” = “flatten the pocket”)

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les plis

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tucks or folds (“piquer les plis” = “sew the tucks”)

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pliure

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to fold (“dans le pli” = “on the fold”)

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point

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stitch (noun)

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point de croix

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cross stitch

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point de devant

A

running stitch

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pointe de poitrine

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bust point

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poche(s)

A

pocket(s)

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rabattre

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to fold (“puis rabattre les plis” = “then fold the tucks”)

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rep

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ribbing made from silk, cotton, or wool (“1m de reps pour les liens” = “1 meter of ribbing”)

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repasser

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to iron (“repasser pour aplatir” = “iron flat”)

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les repères

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marks (“utilisant les repères B et A” = “using marks B and A”)

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revers

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reverse, as in reverse side of the fabric (“pull á col revers” = “pullover with reverse collar”). Also used to describe something that turns back on itself, such as a lapel, a cuff that is formed by folding back the sleeve hem, or a pocket that has a turned

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scotcher

A

tape (“scotcher les pièces 6a and 6b…” = “tape pattern pieces 6a and 6b…”)

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le serre cordon

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cord stopper (for round elastic)

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simple epaisseur

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single thickness

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sous

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piquer

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surjet

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whipstitch. While the translation for surjet is “whipstitch”, most instructions using the term mean a serged stitch (using a serger or overlocker).

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surjeteuse

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a serger (overlocker)

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surpique

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topstitch

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surpique nervure / surpiquées nervurées

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topstitch the seam(s) close to the edge (edgestitch)

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soufflet

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gusset

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tissu

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fabric

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tissu fantaisie

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literally translates to “fancy fabric”, but is used to mean “novelty fabric” or “contrasting fabric”

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tissu souple

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“supple” or “pliant” fabric

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tissu uni

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solid color fabric

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triplure

A

underlining

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valeur

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amount or width (“surpiquer valeur pied de biche” = “topstitch the width of the presser foot”)

107
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veste

A

jacket

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volant

A

flounce or ruffle

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zip

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zipper; this is not the “official” word for zipper, which is “fermeture éclair”, but is used by these patterns (“le zip invisible” = “invisible zipper”)

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