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Stay tape

Meaning in fashion & textiles, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In fashion & textiles, stay tape means: Narrow tape sewn into a garment to stabilise an edge or seam.

In Turkish: sabitleme şeridi

How it is used

Use where an edge must keep its length, such as a shoulder seam or shaped neckline.

Example sentences

  1. Stay tape stopped the shoulder seams from stretching under the heavy knit.

    The tape controls extension at a load-bearing seam.

  2. Cut the stay tape to the pattern length before attaching it to the neckline.

    The stable strip helps preserve the intended edge measurement.

Common collocations

  • shoulder stay tape
  • apply stay tape
  • garmentA single item of clothing, such as a shirt, dress, coat or pair of trousers, especially when talking about how it is designed, made or sold.
  • seamThe line where two or more pieces of fabric are joined together, usually by sewing, such as the side seam or shoulder seam of a garment.

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