Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Feb 27, 2017 17:00
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Italian term
molleggiare
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Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
pattern making
the term appears on a book on patterns and is in a list of abbreviations, so there isn't much context (other terms are things like "sbieco", "punto spallare", "sovrapporre").
I found this online:
Molleggiare è la tecnica per distribuire la lentezza nel giro manica. La regola è che la cuffia è più abbondante del giro manica, ma molleggiando con le dita le due parti si raccordano e lasciano al braccio una certa libertà di movimento.
I was thinking "move down" or "push down", but perhaps the experts have a better way of saying this?
I found this online:
Molleggiare è la tecnica per distribuire la lentezza nel giro manica. La regola è che la cuffia è più abbondante del giro manica, ma molleggiando con le dita le due parti si raccordano e lasciano al braccio una certa libertà di movimento.
I was thinking "move down" or "push down", but perhaps the experts have a better way of saying this?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +2 | ease |
Helen Pringle
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| 3 +1 | gathering |
Patrick Hopkins
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Change log
Mar 2, 2017 16:33: Helen Pringle Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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ease
I remember this from reading the instructions on pattern directions. It is when the excess cloth of the extra cloth of sleeve has to be "eased" into a smaller space on the bodice (something like that)! :-)
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Note added at 14 mins (2017-02-27 17:14:20 GMT)
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Sorry - I meant that it is when the excess length of the sleeve cloth has to be "eased" into the smaller space...
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Note added at 14 mins (2017-02-27 17:14:20 GMT)
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Sorry - I meant that it is when the excess length of the sleeve cloth has to be "eased" into the smaller space...
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Comment: "thank you!"
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9 mins
Patrick Hopkins
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Specializes in field
Italy
Ivy League MBA, 30 yrs biz exp in Italy
Native in: English
Works in: Italian to English
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gathering
See first ref in Italian for further explanation of molleggiare = arricciatura
Shirring is too specific in this case, but the wordreference ref also mentions "gathering" which is very generic and should be suitable here.
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Nel primo ref, a metà pagina spiega:
Shiva, hai presente una manica nella parte della spalla? Ecco, quel pezzo li', per adattarsi al giromanica, per esempio del corpetto della camicia, deve essere molleggiato: cioe' leggermente arricciato, perche' e' un pochino piu' abbondante e in questo modo riesce ad assecondare meglio la curvatura della spalla.
Sul sito di Burda da anche questa definizione:
Molleggiare = Un metodo per unire due pezzi di tessuto, uno dei quali è più lungo dell'altro.
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Note added at 14 mins (2017-02-27 17:14:45 GMT)
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Here's a ref that includes BOTH GATHERING and EASING as SYNONYMS
https://www.craftsy.com/blog/2014/02/sewing-in-set-in-sleeve...
Since the gathering or easing will be done from the inside of the sleeve, bobbin stitches are always much easier to gather.
Shirring is too specific in this case, but the wordreference ref also mentions "gathering" which is very generic and should be suitable here.
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Note added at 12 mins (2017-02-27 17:12:15 GMT)
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Nel primo ref, a metà pagina spiega:
Shiva, hai presente una manica nella parte della spalla? Ecco, quel pezzo li', per adattarsi al giromanica, per esempio del corpetto della camicia, deve essere molleggiato: cioe' leggermente arricciato, perche' e' un pochino piu' abbondante e in questo modo riesce ad assecondare meglio la curvatura della spalla.
Sul sito di Burda da anche questa definizione:
Molleggiare = Un metodo per unire due pezzi di tessuto, uno dei quali è più lungo dell'altro.
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Note added at 14 mins (2017-02-27 17:14:45 GMT)
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Here's a ref that includes BOTH GATHERING and EASING as SYNONYMS
https://www.craftsy.com/blog/2014/02/sewing-in-set-in-sleeve...
Since the gathering or easing will be done from the inside of the sleeve, bobbin stitches are always much easier to gather.
Note from asker:
| Hi Patrick, thank you so much for your thoughtful answer. I think "gathering" might work too, but given the context/sentence in Italian I've gone with "to ease" to avoid any confusion with creating fuller "gathering". |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Rosanna Palermo
: http://www.thesewingdictionary.com/
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Interesting that this ref says gathering and easing are NOT the same. The other says they are....
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Helen Pringle
: Easing involves a lesser amount of fabric to be sewn into the seam without being very visible, whereas gathering is very visible and roughly pleated. Hope I explained it OK.
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Linda Thody
: Sorry Patrick but I'd say *gathering* is usually used for much fuller things, like skirts for instance
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