Dec 14, 2002 15:13
22 yrs ago
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Italiano term
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velluto 200 righe
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textiles
I realize that it's a corduroy fabric, but I need the exact translation. I wondered about medium wale corduroy, seeing as 1000 righe is needlecord (narrow wale), but it's just a guess based on the size of the numbers - it could even be thick wale.
Does anyone know how wide the wales are in the case of "200 righe"? A different system seems to be used for grading corduroy in Italy than in the UK or the US, as I've found plenty of references to fabric from 2 to 21 wales, but nothing as high as 200, let alone 1000!
TIA
Sarah
Does anyone know how wide the wales are in the case of "200 righe"? A different system seems to be used for grading corduroy in Italy than in the UK or the US, as I've found plenty of references to fabric from 2 to 21 wales, but nothing as high as 200, let alone 1000!
TIA
Sarah
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| 4 +1 | wide-whale corduroy (?) |
Catherine Bolton
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| 2 | corduroy 200 thread count |
Mariacarmela Attisani
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wide-whale corduroy (?)
I've never heard of "200 righe", always 1000 righe or a coste larghe. But I'm wondering if this is it.
Here's a link with a picture (it says it's a protected site but just click yes).
If it's a pair of pants, it'll probably be wide-whale. If it's a shirt, probably medium-whale corduroy.
The genuine rustic look in classic cut, in wide-whale corduroy with single pleat front, zip fly, side-entry pockets and button-down, double-jetted back pockets. Machine washable at 40°C.
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Note added at 2002-12-14 17:28:40 (GMT)
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Sarah, I found that site too, but it looks like finer wale. If it\'s a suit, I doubt it would be wide-wale (US term!). I\'d go with medium-wale corduroy. BTW, sorry about the extra \"h\"! There are some sites with the \"h\", but I usually write it without. Must\'ve been hit over the head with a Christmas tree or something.
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Note added at 2002-12-14 19:48:36 (GMT)
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Just an aside: I\'m intrigued by the difference in American and British corduroy. We call the various kinds pinwale (no hyphen for some reason, the Italian millerighe), medium-wale and wide-wale corduroy (your jumbo, I assume). I didn\'t realize that our divide included fabric! :) Still, better than a general \"velluto\": I end up asking if the customer means \"a righe\", velvet, velveteen....
Here's a link with a picture (it says it's a protected site but just click yes).
If it's a pair of pants, it'll probably be wide-whale. If it's a shirt, probably medium-whale corduroy.
The genuine rustic look in classic cut, in wide-whale corduroy with single pleat front, zip fly, side-entry pockets and button-down, double-jetted back pockets. Machine washable at 40°C.
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Note added at 2002-12-14 17:28:40 (GMT)
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Sarah, I found that site too, but it looks like finer wale. If it\'s a suit, I doubt it would be wide-wale (US term!). I\'d go with medium-wale corduroy. BTW, sorry about the extra \"h\"! There are some sites with the \"h\", but I usually write it without. Must\'ve been hit over the head with a Christmas tree or something.
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Note added at 2002-12-14 19:48:36 (GMT)
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Just an aside: I\'m intrigued by the difference in American and British corduroy. We call the various kinds pinwale (no hyphen for some reason, the Italian millerighe), medium-wale and wide-wale corduroy (your jumbo, I assume). I didn\'t realize that our divide included fabric! :) Still, better than a general \"velluto\": I end up asking if the customer means \"a righe\", velvet, velveteen....
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Comment: "Thanks a lot. I still don't really know what it means as I was unable to contact the client, but I used medium-wale and added a note.
Hope your head's better now!
Happy Christmas.
Sarah"
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Mariacarmela Attisani
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corduroy 200 thread count
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Discussion
http://www.planethorse.it/docs/marlboro/camicie.htm
However, it can't be as narrow as the usual 1000 righe or that's the term that would have been used. Jumbo cord is usually coste larghe, so I'm inclined to think it's probably medium wale...