| 单词 | selvage |
| 例句 | She writes from the selvage edge, prose that does not unravel: “My attention was always on the periphery, on what I could see and taste and touch.” Joan Didion Revisits the Past Once More 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z “My existence is selvage denim at this point, it’s a vintage Hermès bag,” Kanye said. Into the Wild With Kanye West 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z Think blazer coats with white overstitching and cut as if to reveal the selvage edge of the fabric. Fashion Dispenses a Happy Little Pill 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z You thought you were pretty cool back in the George W. Bush years for rolling the cuffs on your selvage jeans and spinning Grizzly Bear’s “Yellow House” on vinyl. How Steampunk Became a Stylish Protest to the Digital Age 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z “Made in America” has become a marketing catchphrase espoused by both Brooklyn $400 selvage denim enthusiasts and Trump isolationists. The Annals of Flannel 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z Plaid and selvage denim will get you nods of recognition. Bo?te: Brooklyn Winery Opens in Williamsburg 2010-11-19T02:50:00Z Then, as you got older, you got those stiff, selvage jeans from A.P.C. A spectre is haunting the gentrifiers of Highland Park — the spectre of skinny jeans 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z You can also find Japanese selvage denim, Filson shirts and jackets, work boots that look like they’ll last a generation, safety glasses for hazardous manly activities, restored and hand-sharpened vintage axes and motorcycle helmets. You’re going where? Des Moines 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z When my mother sewed on her old foot-pedal Singer, I heard the words “bobbin,” “remnant,” “selvage.” It Was Always the Words 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z Witness the varieties of distinction now available in things that were once rather homogeneous commodities, like coffee and blue jeans; who had even heard of “single origin” or “selvage” a few decades ago? The secret of taste: why we like what we like | Tom Vanderbilt 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z At times the forest had a selvage of cane, and growths of arrow grass, bearing long white plumes twelve feet above us, and a pair of fan-shaped leaves resembling palm leaves. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z I wrote to you a few lines on the selvage of my note to my father. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z Stitch down one selvage for a length of two feet and then straight across to the other selvage, and up to the top again. The Woodcraft Girls in the City 2011-03-27T02:00:11.007Z For he had come slithering down a steep shelving bank that bordered the road, suddenly presenting himself to their view outside the selvage of bushes. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z I have dwelt so long on this theme that I have only left myself what Mary Anne calls the selvage of my paper, for anything else. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z The castaways watched the explorers until they disappeared within the shadowy selvage. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z First, cut off the list along the selvage edges of the whole piece. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z Then lap the selvage of one side over the other, about a quarter of an inch, and sew it down firmly with back-stitching. The Woodcraft Girls in the City 2011-03-27T02:00:11.007Z Being a young man inclined to be honest with himself, Dwight Wade confessed that the fabric of his forgiveness had a selvage that already showed signs of ravelling. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z Beyond the selvage of the sleepy leaf-sheltered village a cherry bordered lane met the Red Road. The Valiants of Virginia It eased my heavy thought, to hear the heartsome clip of her tongue—for all the world like a tailor's shears, brisker when it comes to the selvage. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway They resemble the Bokhara rugs, but are coarser in texture and heavier in pile, and they differ from them in having a wide selvage at each end. Hand-Loom Weaving A Manual for School and Home Fancy a strip of cocoanut matting, with an uncompromising selvage, wrapped round a box of its own width, with its free end under the box! When Ghost Meets Ghost Mortimer, who had been gazing dreamily at the beach—which grew fainter and fainter, till it seemed like a white thread running through the selvage of blue drapery—turned his eyes on Bell. Daisy's Necklace And What Came of It The one selvage which has been preserved would indicate that the width of the mat at least was set when the worker began the sewing process. A Burial Cave in Baja California The Palmer Collection, 1887 A binder of one nail and a half is put down the selvage of each sleeve, which strengthens it much. The Ladies' Work-Table Book Containing Clear and Practical Instructions in Plain and Fancy Needlework, Embroidery, Knitting, Netting and Crochet It takes art to weave a selvage about them or fit them into a frame. The Prairie Child Must know the bias, selvage, and straight width of goods. Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts But vast forests of dark pine sweep along its hill-sides or selvage its shores; and the sheltered hollows are enlivened by the lighter green of the oak, the ash, and the elm. The Cruise of the Betsey or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides. With Rambles of a Geologist or, Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland The outer two of the three heavy cords form the selvage cords. A Burial Cave in Baja California The Palmer Collection, 1887 The selvages are then sewn together, and the ends seamed and hemmed, as before directed. The Ladies' Work-Table Book Containing Clear and Practical Instructions in Plain and Fancy Needlework, Embroidery, Knitting, Netting and Crochet The selvages must be sheared as narrowly as possible, since every inch of the carpet is valuable. How to make rugs Cloth covers for beds should be made of heavy, unbleached sheeting or light duck, and it is better that the selvage run up and down the bed rather than lengthwise. Tomato Culture: A Practical Treatise on the Tomato This had to be done with great care, so as not to jumble the volatile fluid contained within the canvas, and spill it over the selvage. The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea The one peculiar feature of this twined band is the form of the selvage, which gives the appearance of a sewing running-stitch along the heavy outer cords. A Burial Cave in Baja California The Palmer Collection, 1887 If the selvage is bad, the best way is to hem it at once. The Ladies' Work-Table Book Containing Clear and Practical Instructions in Plain and Fancy Needlework, Embroidery, Knitting, Netting and Crochet Of course the sinkers did their work by dragging the lower selvage downward, while the floats kept the upper edge from dipping below the surface of the water. The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains Less densely grew the trunks, lighter and less shadowy became the foliage above; until at length I pushed through the last selvage of the underwood, and stood in the open sunshine. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West And "selvage," escaping the first and last objections, may be thought to incur the middle one. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century Cut the material into strips running with the selvage, and fill as you would with soft foil; use it in all surrounding walls, and finish with a mallet burnisher. Tin Foil and Its Combinations for Filling Teeth Take up 23 stitches on the selvage at each side, divide the stitches evenly on the three needles, and you should have the original number of 35 stitches on each of the needles. Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet The moon at this moment shining more brilliantly, enabled him to command a better view of the waters of the lake, and the selvage of reeds growing around it. The Tiger Hunter Directing ourselves within the selvage of this rank vegetation, we advanced with caution; and soon came opposite the place where we had crossed the fence on the preceding night. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West Seams: Plain; selvage and raw edges; French; felled; straight and bias edges; overhanded. The Making of a Trade School But nearly five hundred there were, and of course they covered every part of the forward deck, and even the sides and bulwarks, from the selvage of the approaching flames to the bowsprit-end. Ran Away to Sea Perhaps the most familiar is the "T" pattern, straight parallel ridges or striations, about forty to the inch, and running across the cloth from selvage to selvage. The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing I saw, at length, to my great gratification, that I was approaching the selvage of the sedge, and, moreover, that the flock itself was moving, as it were, to meet me! The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire Eight o'clock P.M.—A narrower selvage round the vast area of our parterre. Impressions of America During the years 1833, 1834 and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume I. Sometimes it was stretched out on pegs with loops sewed on the selvage edge. Home Life in Colonial Days Their red jets, spurting out beyond the selvage of smoke, began to touch the bodies of their victims, and pain them with the fierce sting of fire. Ran Away to Sea He liked the selvage down his legs, while I thought it unartistic, and, going much into the graphic line, I pressed my objections strongly. George Bowring - A Tale Of Cader Idris From "Slain By The Doones" By R. D. Blackmore The handle of a dismembered parasol was used for the golden sceptre, and made a very good one after Mary had wound it around with the yellow selvage that came off her plaid dress. The Second Chance Suddenly we sighted the three girls standing, with a fourth sister, in front of a shop on the wide selvage of the roadway. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) If the hem is turned down once and cat stitched, it will resemble the selvage more than a twice turned hem. Textiles and Clothing To both points it extends beyond the reach of vision—hundreds of miles beyond—forming, like a ribbon of silver, the selvage of the Mexican Sea. The Rifle Rangers Grifone saw the shape of her in it, saw her hand at the selvage. Little Novels of Italy If the lock has a selvage, gain out the edge of the door or drawer to receive it. Handwork in Wood Presently Muskingon straightened himself up and, as if satisfied with his inspection, began to lead the way again, slanting his course away from the bank and back towards the selvage of the woods. Fort Amity Corded silks are woven with a cord running from selvage to selvage. Textiles and Clothing I am on the selvage of the snow—the eternal snow. The Rifle Rangers Three quarters of an inch should be measured on this fold, and the material cut from the end of the selvage to this point, in order to slope the front of the apron. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools To insert a rim-lock, measure the distance from the selvage to the key-pin, locate this as the center of the keyhole, and bore the hole. Handwork in Wood In a few cases a border or selvage of very simple construction is seen. Prehistoric Textile Art of Eastern United States Thirteenth Annual Report of the Beaurau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1891-1892, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896 pages 3-46 Care should be taken that the line of holes in the middle of the gores runs exactly in a line with the warp of the material, i. e., parallel to the selvage. Textiles and Clothing One limb, cased in silk, had fallen over the selvage of her pendent couch, and hung negligently down. The Rifle Rangers Along the selvage of many of the new roads we have foretold, his hens will peck and his children beg, far into the coming decades. Anticipations Of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress upon Human life and Thought In these, the bolt includes a hook device of some kind to resist pressure perpendicular to the selvage. Handwork in Wood The selvage of cloth is often dyed with a permanent colour, and artfully stitched to the edge of cloth dyed with a fugitive dye. A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons Exhibiting the Fraudulent Sophistications of Bread, Beer, Wine, Spiritous Liquors, Tea, Coffee, Cream, Confectionery, Vinegar, Mustard, Pepper, Cheese, Olive Oil, Pickles, and Other Articles Employed in Domestic Economy Always cut parallel with the selvage and the length of the underlap longer than the waist measure, allowing for turning at the ends. Textiles and Clothing Its selvage is fretted by green points, golden sands, and a red cove not unlike the crater-port of Clarence, Fernando Po. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative The young man's eyes were looking this way and that, up and down the smooth pathway which skirted like a green selvage the shores of the loch. The Black Douglas Nearly all of the work can be done on a sewing-machine; run two rows of stitching at each seam as near the selvage as you can. How to Camp Out These phonographers are sweaters of the Queen's English, living meanly on the selvage of honest mental commerce by clipping the coin of thought. Certain Personal Matters The overhand stitch is used as an ornamental stitch for joining selvages and in hemming. Textiles and Clothing These are now deep, and have a broad selvage of sponge. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (of 2), 1869-1873 Continued By A Narrative Of His Last Moments And Sufferings, Obtained From His Faithful Servants Chuma And Susi Each, with a sample of its selvage, is registered at the home looms. The Onlooker, Volume 1, Part 2 When sheets wear thin down the center, tear and "turn," whipping the selvages together and hemming the torn edges, which become the new edges of the sheet. The Complete Home What time the whole selvage of England becomes watering-place, there will be no more staying by the seaside at all in the land. Certain Personal Matters 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. Textiles and Clothing She wore an ample robe of white linen, with blue selvages heavily fringed. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt Could anyone get a snip of a selvage he could return with it to Lyons, learn from the manufacturers' book just when it was woven, when sold, and to whom. The Onlooker, Volume 1, Part 2 Hang sheets and tablecloths out straight and stretch the selvages even. The Complete Home In a solemn spirit he prepared a selvage, and suspended himself from the rafter of his workshop; but here another disappintment awaited him—he would not hang. Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three Dimity has a fine cord running with the selvage. Textiles and Clothing A selvage man in chains hanging beneath the shield. Notes and Queries, Number 65, January 25, 1851 We were not utterly idle; we unpleasantly employed ourselves in trimming away that tell-tale selvage. The Onlooker, Volume 1, Part 2 Beyond the gates the yew-lined drive, with its selvages of deep green turf, led straight to the Elizabethan house a quarter of a mile distant. The Stowmarket Mystery Or, A Legacy of Hate My spirit is long since evaporated: I am like one, of your own shreds, a mere selvage. Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three Some fish only take the bait gingerly, and are only caught around the selvage of the mouth, and they are comparatively easy to dislodge. Peck's Compendium of Fun The girls who knot, or run silk threads through the selvages, paste on tinsel ribbon, and wrap are younger than the other workers. Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls However, one or two samples of linen, as fine as the celebrated muslins of India, remain, and the visitor should notice particularly those clothes in the case with fine blue selvage. How to See the British Museum in Four Visits The voyager may judge if I am right when I say that the Pacific coast, or the coast of California, Oregon and Washington, is the selvage side of the American continent. In the Footprints of the Padres Evidently they are out of place in America, except on St. Simon's Island, between this savage selvage of civilisation and the great Atlantic deep. Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation 1838-1839 Between Lorette and the unexplored wilderness that stretches away to polar desolation there is but a narrow selvage of civilization. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 41, March, 1861 In each other's houses they peer at the pictures, handle the selvage of hangings, look at the bottoms of china.... Tono Bungay I turned it over with a backstitch on the selvage edge. The 30,000 Dollar Bequest and Other Stories He slept on the scene of his exploit, rose early, rode fast, and by noon was plainly in the selvage of the great woods. The Forest Lovers This, as we noticed in Madeira, is not in flakes, nor in hail-like globes: it consists of angular frozen lumps, and the selvage becomes the hardest ice. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I Most of them are intellectual shreds and patches, mental ravelings, selvage. Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll - Latest Then Dolly arose, and with one hand grasping the selvage of the curtain, fixed one long gaze upon her father's corpse. Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War The proctor lifted up the hem of his garment, which being of broad velvet, with the selvage on it, was one of the insignia of his office, and sternly said,—'You see this, sir.' The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 2 For the matter of that, the sun cared not the selvage of a shadow what was thought of him, but went his bright way with a scattering of clouds and a tossing of vapors anywhere. Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale "Where I can secure the whole cloth, I shall not worry about the selvage of etiquette and passing opinion," was Mr. Fox's cynical reply. What Can She Do? In a solemn spirit he prepared a selvage, and suspended himself from the rafter of his workshop. Stories by English Authors: Ireland If the scissors slipped and cut through the selvage, the player was out of the game. Two Little Women on a Holiday On the right bank a block of hills narrows the stream, and its selvage of light green grasses will contribute to the "floating islands." Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2 If at its edge it breaks into separate glaciers which drain down mountain valleys, these tongues of ice will carry the selvages of waste common to valley glaciers. The Elements of Geology Dinna put us all to shame, and make the folk trow we came from some selvage land,' said Jean, tossing her head. Two Penniless Princesses My spirit is long since evaporated; I am like one of your own shreds, a mere selvage. Stories by English Authors: Ireland "Heavens! what a wretched remnant, as the dry-goods man said, when the clerk brought him a piece of selvage as all that the burglars had left of his stock of broadcloth," said Kent Edwards. The Red Acorn That was the ingenuous Dass's idea of justice, that he ought to be paid about five million pounds annually because he had annexed the selvage of one of Holsten's discoveries. The World Set Free An example is the reef which forms a selvage about a mile wide along the northeastern coast of Cuba. The Elements of Geology If the fabric is good enough the selvage doesn't matter. The World Set Free |
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