![]() les plis - tucks or folds ("piquer les plis" = "sew the tucks").plaquer - flatten ("plaquer la poche" = "flatten the pocket").piqure de soutien - staystitch literal meaning is "support stitch"-soutien means "support", soutien-gorge means bra, as in "supports the throat".The word for a particular type of stitch is "point". "Piquer a la machine" = a machine stitch. The actual translation of "piquer" is "to sting" or "to bite". While the Au Bonheur patterns use the verb "piquer" to indicate stitching, it seems to be a bit inexact. le pince/les pinces - dart/darts ("fermer les pinces" = "close the darts).des pattes de boutonnage - buttonhole placket (or tab) ("Entoiler la moitié des pattes de boutonnage" - "interface half of the buttonhole placket").parmenture de la talle - waistline facing.les œillets - eyelets, as in the metal kind you press, or hammer ("Poser l'œillet selon repère du patron." = "Apply the metal eyelet where indicated on the pattern.").molleton - flannel or fleece-a fabric with some loft, perhaps a Pellon-type fleece or batting.milieu - center ("faire la couture milieu dos" = sew the center back seam).largeur pied de biche - the width of the presser foot.liens - ties ("faire 4 liens" = "make 4 ties").lainage - woolens ("tissu type lainage" = "wool type fabric").la fourche - crotch ("fermer la fourche" = "close the crotch seam (from bellybutton to bottom)"). ![]()
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