What is Selvage?
SELVAGE, or Seedvedge, is the type of edge per piece of fabric that prevents unraveling or reproduction of individual stitches. The term is derived from the phrase "self -contain", because the production of failure is a natural result of how the fabric is produced. Historically, they were found only on a woven fabric, but in modern times this term also came to separate edges on the knitted fabric. In weaving and knitting, these finished edges help create seams that are evenly aligned.
Failure to create a woven fabric is usually done by securing horizontal weft fibers along the side edges of the fabric. This can be done by throwing the direction of the weft fiber at the end of each row of weaving and then by wrapping the fibers below and through the vertical warp fibers that run longitudinally through the fabric. Type of threads and bindings used to produce failure can be the same or different from the type used to produce the rest of the fabric. The woven fabrics used to create finished edges are often discarded before they are individualRY clothing clenched together.
One type of woven fabric, which includes these finished edges, is called denim Selvage, a type of denim with a distinctive independent edge, which is often used for the production of jeans. Denim Selvage is woven manually by means of a shuttle, a type of weaving a state that stores the tangle of a fiber in an elongated tool called shuttle. The fabric woven on this type of weaving state is narrower than the woven fabric on the weavers that do not use the shuttle, so that jeans manufacturers must compensate for lack of width by special length. The most economical way to make jeans with this type of denim is to use the most woven fabric, including self -wired edges, which usually fall on the outer seams of the legs of the finished pair.
When knitting, the assembly is formed using a different stitch pattern for stitches closest to the edges of the knit fabric. This creates edges that are fixed, clean and will not crumble. Knitted failure is often used to facilitate seams, although it can also be used to create a finished edge on a piece that does not require seams such as a scarf. This type of finished edge is useful for securing sides of knit pieces made of smooth yarns that can slip out of place due to wear or repeated washing, such as silk or bamboo yarn.