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Portrait of a woman wearing a heavily ruffled cap, 1789 Mechanical ruffler by Singer, used on domestic sewing machines. In sewing and dressmaking, a ruffle, frill, or furbelow is a strip of fabric, lace or ribbon tightly gathered or pleated on one edge and applied to a garment, bedding, or other textile as a form of trimming.
The ruff, which was worn by men, women and children, evolved from the small fabric ruffle at the neck of the shirt or chemise. Ruffs served as changeable pieces of cloth that could themselves be laundered separately while keeping the wearer's doublet or gown from becoming soiled at the neckline. The stiffness of the garment forced upright ...
Puffed or puff sleeve: A short, ¾ length or full sleeve that is gathered at the top and bottom, now most often seen on wedding and children's clothing Raglan sleeve: A sleeve that extends to the neckline allowing easier movement Set-in sleeve: A sleeve sewn into an armhole - also known as a "Drop Sleeve" Short sleeve
With a government shutdown narrowly avoided late Friday into Saturday morning, the House and Senate sent a funding bill to President Joe Biden's desk. An initial bipartisan deal was tanked earlier ...
Sewing Fisherman's Wife by Anna Ancher, 1890. Sewing is the craft of fastening pieces of textiles together using a sewing needle and thread.Sewing is one of the oldest of the textile arts, arising in the Paleolithic era.
The fantasy football playoffs – and NFL injuries – continue, with only the fittest surviving. But if you lost one of those key performers (and you can still make roster moves), then the waiver ...
From the Ramsey family to pedophiles John Mark Karr and Gary Oliva — Boulder police have investigated numerous suspects in the beauty queen's 1996 murder and made no arrests.
In the 18th century, engageantes took the form of ruffles or flounces of linen, cotton, or lace, tacked to the elbow-length sleeves then fashionable. [ 1 ] In the mid-19th century, the term engageante was used for separate false sleeves, usually with fullness gathered tight at the wrist, worn under the open bell-shaped "pagoda" sleeves of day ...