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Furness Dialect Dictionary
sæwin’ & knittin’sewing and knitting |
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Furness Dialect Dictionary
sæwin’ & knittin’
sewing and knitting
- sæw - to sew
- woo - wool
- flannin - flannel
- læas - lace (fabric)
- inkle - narrow tape (beggar-inkle - common sort of tape sold by beggars)
- ledher - leather
- garn - yarn (garn winnels - frame on which yarn is wound)
- threead - thread; to thread (noggy wîfe threead - unbleached thread)
- kest on - to make loops on knitting needles
- lowp - a loop; stitch in knitting
- sampleth - needlework sampler
- swatch - a piece cut off to serve as a pattern
- thimmel - thimble
- tæats - small fluff on clothes etc
- list - selvedge of woollen cloth