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I've often wondered that myself but never checked it out. Now, having read posts on here,
I also checked it out courtesy of Mr Google, what would we do without him?
Go on then Omah, I don't get that so tell me what I am missing!
The word selvedge refers to the tightly finished edge of any fabric when it comes off of the loom. Looms in the 1800s produced strips of denim that were long and narrow. To use the entire width of the fabric, the fabric’s edge, or “self-edge” was used as the side seam of the pant. This was efficient, and it also made the side seam inherently immune to fraying and unraveling.
I've often wondered that myself but never checked it out. Now, having read posts on here,
I also checked it out courtesy of Mr Google, what would we do without him?