Sewing Term Dictionary

sewing term dictionary

You can easily translate your sewing terms using this sewing term dictionary – English-Danish and Danish-English

If you are using the Danish Onion patterns, you will sometimes have a pattern with Danish instructions. If you are not fluid in Danish, the below list of sewing terms should come in handy as it enables you to translate Danish sewing terms to English. Or vice versa if you are from Denmark and use an English language pattern.

I have made this list of translated words as complete as possible, but if you are missing terms in the English-Danish sewing dictionary below, please let me know, and I will add them.

By clicking the language above the column, you sort the list alphabetically by Danish or English, respectively.

ENGLISH DANISH
appliqué applikation
arc bue
area område
assemble samle
back stitch stikkesting
back ryg/bagside
backing bagside af quiltet tæppe
baste ri
basting stitch risting
bead perle
behind bag/bagved
bias på skrå af trådretningen
bias tape skråbånd
bind off (=bo) lukke af
binding kantafslutning med skråbånd
bobbin undertrådsspole
boning stivere
box-pleat wienerlæg
button knap
buttonhole knaphul
buttonhole elastic knaphulselastik
buttonhole stitch knaphulssting
canvas needle kanvasnål
cap hue
cardigan jakke
casing løbegang
centre midte
centre back midt bag
centre front midt for
chain stitch kædesting
chest measurement brystvidde
chest bryst
collar krave
contrast kontrast
corduroy fløjl
cotton bomuld
crease fold/pressefold
cross grain på skrå af trådretningen
crotch seam skridtsøm
cuff manchet
cut klippe/skære
dart indsnit
dress kjole
dummy (dressmaker’s dummy) gine
edge kant
edge stitch kantstikke
elastic elastik
eye malle
fabric stof
face vende imod
facing belægning
felled seam kap søm
finishing montering
flat seam kapsøm
flip vend
fold folde
french seam fransk søm
front forstykke
front band stolpe
front piece forstykke
gather rynke
gathering stitches rynkesting
grainline trådretning
gusset kile
height højde
hem søm/nederste søm
hip hofte
hook hægte
hook and eye hægte og malle
inch tomme (2.54 cm)
increase tage ud
inside out med vrangsiden udad
interfacing vlieseline
invisible zipper usynlig lynlås
iron stryge/strygejern
join sy sammen
knit strækstof
knot knude
lace blonde
lace blonde
lace edging blondekant
lastin gennemsigtig elastik
length længde
lengthwise på den lange led
linen hør
loop strop
measure måle
measurement mål
middle midte
mirrored spejlvendt
neck hals
neck opening halsudskæring
neckband halskant
neckline halsudskæring
needle nål
opening åbning
opposite modsat
order rækkefølge
patch lap
pattern mønster/opskrift
pattern piece mønsterstykke
pin knappenål/fæstne med knappenåle
piping tittebånd
placket stolpe
pleat plissé
pleat læg
pleated plisseret/med læg
pocket lomme
position position/placér
press pres/stryg
pullover bluse
quilt quilttæppe/vattæppe
quilting quiltning
remaining resterende
repeat gentag
reverse omvendt
reverse side bagside
right side retside
right sides together ret mod ret
rip up sprætte op
rolled seam rullesøm
rolled whip seam nonnesøm
row række
satin stitch fladsyning
scarf halstørklæde
scissors saks
seam søm
seam søm
seam allowance sømrum
seam ripper opsprætter
selvage ægkant
selvage ægkant/stofkant
serger overlocker
sew sy
sew on sy i/sy på
shape form/forme
short kort
shoulder skulder
shoulder seam skuldersøm
silk silke
size størrelse
size chart størrelsesguide/størrelsestabel
skirt skørt
sleeve ærme
sleeve cap ærmekuppel/øverste del af ærmet
smooth glat/glatte ud
snap fastener trykknap/tryklås
space mellemrum
split slidse/skille ad
spot punkt
stitch sting
straight lige
stretch strække
string bånd/snor
taffeta taft
tension spænding
thimble fingerbøl
thread tråd
thread a needle tråde en nål
thread tension trådspænding
tight tæt/stramt
transfer overføre
tucks (stitched pleats) bieser
tulle tyl
tunic tunika
turn vend
understitch skjult søm
undo seam sprætte søm op
unfinished seam rå kant
velvet velour
vest vest
waistband taljestykke
waistline talje
washable vaskbar/vaskeægte
welt seam randsøm
width vidde
wool uld
wrong side vrangside
wrong sides together vrang mod vrang
yoke bærestykke
zipper lynlås

Again – if you find any words missing in the above sewing term dictionary, I will happily translate your Danish or English sewing terms and add them to the list.

Please just let me know. 🙂

13 comments

    • Astrid says:

      Hi Angelo – sorry about the (very) late answer, however, you’re right. A sleeve head is called an ‘ærmefisk’ in Danish – ærmefisk means sleeve fish. 😉

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