At Thomas Edison’s Seminole Cottage in Fort Myers, Florida, Bruce from Tampa Bay noticed a house rule warning guests not to cabbage unto yourself all the fish poles, or hog them. The verb cabbage has meant to take, pilfer, plagiarize, or borrow...
slot seam n.— «The slot seam is very narrow only showing a sliver of fabric, when it shows more of the fabric my teacher and book called it a channel seam but I can see in the reference above she calls it a wide set slot.» —by Yorktown Road (Carol...
You have a pair of gloves, and there are two of them; you have a pair of shoes, and there are two; a pair of socks, and there’s one for each foot, right? So why do we have a pair of jeans when it’s only one item? This is part of a complete episode...
fussy-cut v. in quilting, to cut shapes from fabric that take into account the fabric’s decoration or pattern. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
colorway n. a color scheme in which a pattern or style (of fabric, apparel, furnishings, wallpaper, etc.) is available. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)