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Fully fashioned

Meaning in fashion & textiles, with examples

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In fashion & textiles, fully fashioned means: Knitted to shape by increasing or decreasing stitches.

In Turkish: şekillendirilerek örülmüş

How it is used

Describe shaped knitted panels, especially when contrasting them with panels cut from knitted yardage.

Example sentences

  1. The fully fashioned sleeve narrows towards the wrist without a cut edge.

    Changes in stitch count form the panel outline during knitting.

  2. The buyer asked whether the cardigan was fully fashioned or cut and sewn.

    The expression distinguishes two ways of producing garment components.

Common collocations

  • fully fashioned knitwear
  • fully fashioned sleeve
  • knittingThe process of making fabric or garments by forming yarn into connected loops, by hand or on circular, flat or warp knitting machines.
  • knitMade from yarn formed into rows of connected loops, which makes the fabric naturally stretchy, as in T-shirts, sweatshirts and jumpers.

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