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French: carton mousse

English translation: foamboard







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French term or phrase:carton mousse
English translation:foamboard
Entered by:Wendy Leech
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Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / bead jewellery
French term or phrase: carton mousse
I have a rather disjointed text to translate on bead jewellery. Its one of those kits you buy where you get a few beads, some thread and some instructions and you can make your own rings, necklaces etc... I have very few pictures to guide me, and I am lost on a couple of phrases. I wonder whether anyone could assist!

Carton Mousse

In the following instructions for making a clown bead picture:

Reproduire le dessin au centre du tissu en suivant la technique donnée. Broder le motif: commencer par le clown, les balles...Une fois le travail de broderie terminé, apliquer le tissue sur le carton mousse en intercalant une épaisseur de molleton et rabattre la marge au dos. La fixer au carton á l´aide du ruban double face, puis encadrer."

Beautiful, but can anyone help with the carton mousse!

Thanks!
Wendy Leech
United Kingdom
foamboard
Explanation:
I think they mean foamboard, a typical craft tool. Check out the website.

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Note added at 8 mins (2006-02-15 19:30:51 GMT)
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carton= paperboard/cardboard, mousse=foam

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Note added at 6 hrs (2006-02-16 01:55:37 GMT)
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It can be foamboard or foam board, but I think foamboard is more common. It goes into the same general category as posterboard.
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Heather Socie
United States
Note from asker to answerer
Thank you very much! I had got as far as cardboard foam, but i was sure that couldn´t be right!
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4 +9foamboard
Heather Socie


  


Answers

6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
foamboard

Explanation:
I think they mean foamboard, a typical craft tool. Check out the website.

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Note added at 8 mins (2006-02-15 19:30:51 GMT)
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carton= paperboard/cardboard, mousse=foam

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Note added at 6 hrs (2006-02-16 01:55:37 GMT)
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It can be foamboard or foam board, but I think foamboard is more common. It goes into the same general category as posterboard.


    Reference: http://www.foamboardsource.com/
Heather Socie
United States
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PRO pts in category: 4
Note from asker to answerer
Thank you very much! I had got as far as cardboard foam, but i was sure that couldn´t be right!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Dr Sue Levy: yes, I know it as "carton plume"
2 mins
  -> Thanks, Sue!

agree Judy Gregg: I believe foamboard is correct
10 mins
  -> Thanks Judy!

agree roneill
30 mins
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agree silt
32 mins
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agree Jolanta Tuzel
1 hr
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agree sktrans
1 hr
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agree emiledgar
4 hrs
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agree Kateabc: I think should be two words though: foam board.
4 hrs
  -> Thanks!

agree ludostef
11 hrs
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