I'd love to help. But without the beginning of the sentence, I don't have enough context to decide.
Gia -------------- Original message -------------- From: Robin Netherton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I need reactions from a sampling of avid readers of textile literature, > and where better to find it than here? > > I'm editing a paper on textile analysis written by someone whose native > language is not English. Some of the terms and idioms have come through a > bit odd, and part of my job is to smooth it out so as not to jar the > reader. > > The author is listing characteristics of fabric, including its appearance, > handle, and properties. Obviously "handle" is the word that doesn't ring > true here. My co-editor pencilled in "feel." The fabric-user in me thinks > "hand", but perhaps that is not so well-understood a term. > > If you read either of these phrases in an article, would it pull you up > short, or would it make sense to you? > > "...the properties, hand, and appearance of a finished fabric." > > "...the properties, feel, and appearance of a finished fabric." > > Other suggestions welcome. I don't think "texture" will work in context, > because that turns out to be one of many factors in the "handle." > > --Robin > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
