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Gauging

Scope note

Gathering cloth by drawing it together with duplicated rows of alternating short and long stitches, to produce even parallel folds; used especially in women's dresses.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000257514

Broader Terms used

gathering

Term used for

gaging

Equivalent Terms used

gauged

Created

13yrs ago

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