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I am trying to do the “Franzi” vest and it is mentioning “Glencheck” and “Pepita”, what are they? Fabrics? If so, what kind of fabric.
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Mar 29, 2010, 11.24 PMby sew4my3
Glencheck
The Prince of Wales check (engl. “Mountain Valley”, “Diamonds”) is a traditional pattern for shirts and clothing such as suits, ties for less. It passes through a fine checkerboard another contrasting colored Überkaro. The contrasts can thereby be selected to different degrees, the stronger the more the sporting event and / or use. Basically, a Glencheckmuster is more suitable for day wear, as for an evening gala performance. This classic pattern has emerged from the Scottish Clantrachten that differ from varying checkerboard. In England (where the fabric pattern is very popular) is the pattern as Prince of Wales, Prince de Galle in France and Austria, known as the Esterhazy.
Pepita
Pepita is the houndstooth similar pattern, which was named after the artist Josefa de la Oliva. (Pepita is the reduction of “Pepa”, short for Josefina, also follows the pun Pepita de Oliva for “Olive-stone”) It consists of small two-color (usually black and white) squares with diagonal connections, in contrast to the houndstooth-pattern , run in which the connections between the individual diamonds at a right angle
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Apr 29, 2012, 10.33 AMby greymatters
this is really interesting , you should add it to wikipedia
Apr 30, 2012, 06.57 AMby sew4my3
Thank you, greymatters!
Mar 30, 2010, 09.52 PMby wzrdreams
This is interesting/funny….. I have always wondered what pepita is, but that description only confirms that I have no solid understanding of what a it is. It’s like a houndstooth, but different… and named after an artist name Josefa.
May 14, 2012, 11.49 PMby gedwoods
Wow, you’re a mine of information, sew4my3! By the way, great photo of you… I was wondering who the hot new lady was when I first got back on the site!