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French to English translations [PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / embroidery | | French term or phrase: broderies passées | I can't find many examples of this term on Google, so help would be appreciated.
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XX avait porté la vague vintage avec broderies passées et imprimés très féminins
Many thanks. |
|  Marta FranceKudoZ activityQuestions: 24 (none open) ( 1 without valid answers) ( 2 closed without grading) Answers: 27
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| | double-sided embroidery | Explanation:
I found the same reference as Sueaberwoman, so propose "double-sided embroidery" as a possiblity: it gets plenty of hits, but it does seem to refer mostly to Chinese-style embroidery, and on silk. Which may or may not be the vintage style your text is referring to.... |
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Philippa
Local time: 06:18
| Grading comment Thanks for your help Philippa!
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +3 double-sided embroidery
Explanation:
I found the same reference as Sueaberwoman, so propose "double-sided embroidery" as a possiblity: it gets plenty of hits, but it does seem to refer mostly to Chinese-style embroidery, and on silk. Which may or may not be the vintage style your text is referring to....
| Philippa
Local time: 06:18
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| | Grading comment | Thanks for your help Philippa! |
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