Wordie: The worshipful company of haberdashers: Comments

Comment by bilby, 2 months ago

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:02:43 +0000

picot.

Comment by colleen, 6 months ago

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:21:21 +0000

frindley, that is the best idea I've heard in forever.

Comment by chained_bear, 6 months ago

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:08:18 +0000

Oh, frindley, I am so there.

Comment by frindley, 6 months ago

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:52:51 +0000

You have inspired me to begin a list called "His Majesty's Cornetts and Sagbutts"

Comment by bilby, 9 months ago

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:08:45 +0000

metallic is a weird kind of name for fabric, not just an adjective.

Comment by colleen, 9 months ago

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:29:54 +0000

thanks, bilby! that's a good one!

Comment by bilby, 9 months ago

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:28:19 +0000

Batik comes to mind, just because it's so much trouble. Imagine tracing a (negative) design in hot wax, dyeing the fabric, boiling the cloth to get the wax off, re-applying the wax to what is already dyed, dyeing it again to bring out the highlights, boiling it again, etc. Phew! And the term applies to both the fabric and the process.

Comment by chained_bear, about 1 year ago

Sun, 18 Feb 2007 08:27:34 +0000

stays?

Comment by chained_bear, about 1 year ago

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 18:28:52 +0000

Love this list... I respectfully submit "pinking shears," which I added in a fit of... something... yesterday.

Comment by selfishcrab, about 1 year ago

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:15:34 +0000

raiment?

Comment by colleen, about 1 year ago

Sun, 14 Jan 2007 17:22:32 +0000

slantrhyme, I didn't see your suggestions until just today, thank you for all of them! some I did have already, but most I did not. :)

Comment by slantrhyme, about 1 year ago

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 10:43:17 +0000

What a great list! I've always loved the word "placket." And what about petticoat and crinoline and cummerbund . . . nylon, polyester, rayon (not nearly as gauche as they used to be) . . . taffeta, organdy . . . maybe twill and herringbone and houndstooth (to go with tattersall)? . . . mackintosh, overcoat, slicker . . . ? (I'm resisting the temptation to grab my Roget's!)

Comment by colleen, about 1 year ago

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 11:50:57 +0000

thanks, bilby!

Comment by bilby, about 1 year ago

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 06:18:01 +0000

how about sarong/sarung?
love the list!
cheerio,
Bilby

Comment by colleen, about 1 year ago

Sat, 02 Dec 2006 23:39:33 +0000

thank you! :)

Comment by tankexmortis, about 1 year ago

Sat, 02 Dec 2006 22:58:33 +0000

"Pleat" is one of my favorite fashion-related words, you should add that. :)