What Does selvage Mean in Knitting?
selvage means selvage.
Selvage Stitch · Techniques
Selvage Stitch explained
An edge stitch worked the same way every row to give a tidy border for seaming or picking up stitches. British spelling is 'selvedge'.
UK and US terminology
- United States
- selvage
- United Kingdom
- selvedge
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How you might see it written
Patterns aren't always consistent. selvage may also appear as selvedge, selv, or sel st. The converter recognizes all of these.
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