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	Topics Ruffle Topic Home In sewingSewing Sewing is an ancient craft involving the stitching of cloth, leather, animal skins, furs, or other materials, using needle a... and dressmaking, a ruffle, frill, or furbelow is a strip of fabricTextile A textile is a flexible material comprised of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn.... , laceLace Lace is a lightweight, openwork fabric, patterned with open holes in the work, made by machine or by hand.... or ribbonRibbon A ribbon is a thin band of flexible material, typically cloth but also plastic or sometimes metal, used primarily for bindin... tightly gatheredGather (sewing) Gathering is a sewing technique for shortening the length of a strip of fabric so that the longer piece can be attached to a... or pleatPleat A pleat is a type of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and securing it in place.... ed on one edge and applied to a garmentClothing Clothing is defined, in its broadest sense, as coverings for the torso and limbs as well as coverings for the hands , feet ... , beddingBedding Bedding refers to the materials laid above the mattress of a bed for warmth.... , curtainCurtain A curtain is a piece of cloth intended to block or obscure light.... or other textile as a form of trimmingTrim (sewing) Trim or trimming in clothing and home decorating is applied ornament such as gimp, passementerie, ribbon, ruffles, or,... . A ruffle without gathers or pleats may also be made by cutting a curved strip of fabric and applying the inner or shorter edge to the garment. A deep (wide) ruffle is usually called a flounce (earlier frounce or fronce). Ruffles appeared at the draw-string necklines of full chemiseChemise The chemise, also called a smock or shift, is a simple garment worn next to the skin to protect clothing from sw... s in the 15th century15th century As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500.... , evolved into the separately-constructed ruffRuff (clothing) A ruff is an item of clothing worn in Western Europe from the mid-sixteenth century to the mid-seventeenth century.... of the 16th century16th century As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600.... , and remained a fashionable form of trim off-and-on into modern times.