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English translation: jersey

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French term or phrase:	maille
English translation:	jersey
Entered by:	Sandra Petch

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11:36 Nov 9, 2009

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Textiles / Clothing / Fashion

French term or phrase: maille

Hi

This is from an "inspiration board" under the heading "fabrics."

Tricot grosse jauge et maille poncée

I'm happy with "chunky knits" for the tricot part but don't know how to differentiate between tricot and maille.

(I'm posting a second question for poncée).

Many thanks!

Sandra Petch KudoZ activity Questions: 500 (none open) (77 closed without grading) Answers: 555
Local time: 03:42

knitted fabric/jersey vs.knitwear

Explanation:
Oxford-Hachette

tricot (activité) = to knit; tricot plat = knitting on two needles
tricot (0uvrage) = knitting
tricot (étoffe) = knitwear

maille (tissu) = knitted fabric, jersey
maille (de tricot) = stitch, knit; maille tirée = pulled stitch, grosse/fine mailles = loose/fine knit

hope it helps

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mimi 254
Local time: 03:42

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Spot-on, thank you!
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3 +4

knitted fabric/jersey vs.knitwear

mimi 254

3 +1

mesh

carolynf

maille = stitch

Wordeffect

purl & knit

sujata

3 -1

knitting fabric vs knitting loop

Yasutomo Kanazawa

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

13 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

tricot vs. maille knitting fabric vs knitting loop

Explanation:
I think tricot means the fabric itself to be knitted, and maille means the loops on the knit fabric.

Yasutomo Kanazawa
Local time: 11:42
Native speaker of:

Japanese

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks but they are two types of finished fabric.

44 mins confidence:

tricot vs. maille maille = stitch

Explanation:
Maille can mean either the actual loop made, or the type of stiches used to make the texure / pattern (e.g. in English: moss stitch, stocking stitch). I often knitting from french patterns.
Can't see what poncée (usally "sanded down, smoothed) might mean - never met it in this context before!

Wordeffect
France
Local time: 03:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 32

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

tricot vs. maille

knitted fabric/jersey vs.knitwear

mimi 254
Local time: 03:42
Native speaker of:

English,

French
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

Spot-on, thank you!

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

mesh

Explanation:
As is so often the case, it does depend on context but this may help:

http://www.tradekey.com/ks-tricot-mesh-fabric/

try other searches for "brushed mesh" fabrics and clothing, could that be the term that you are looking for?

carolynf
France
Local time: 03:42
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

5 hrs confidence:

purl & knit

Explanation:
that is the combination in English for tricot et maille, although i think that tricot is knit and maille is purl

sujata
Local time: 08:12
Native speaker of:

English

Notes to answerer

Asker: Afraid not! If this were for a knitting pattern (which it isn't) "knit" is "maille à l'endroit" and "purl" is "maille à l'envers."

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Changes made by editors

Nov 9, 2009 - Changes made by Stéphanie Soudais:
Term asked	tricot vs. maille => maille

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