Design and Technology GCSE
Selvedge
What Selvedge means in Design and Technology GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Selvedge
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The tightly woven edge of a fabric that runs parallel to the warp threads and prevents the fabric from unravelling.
The finished, tightly woven edge of a fabric that prevents it from unraveling or fraying.
Topics that use Selvedge
- Textiles: Typical stock forms, types and sizes used to calculate and determine the required quantity of textiles (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- The categorisation of the types, properties and structure of natural, synthetic, blended and mixed fibres, and woven, non-woven and knitted textiles (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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