Or maybe a combination of "texture and draping qualities"? The few people I've talked to are not familiar with the term hand.
Patty -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ruth Anne Baumgartner Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 9:32 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Translation help I've always used "hand" and find it much more specific than "feel," since "hand" does include a sense of how the fabric moves or behaves when one handles it as well as how it feels--in fact, for me the "handling" aspect is more important than the "feeling" aspect. When I talk with other people who sew, "hand" seems to communicate fine. If you're in doubt, is there room for an explanatory note? --Ruth Anne Baumgartner scholar gypsy, amateur costumer, and occasional copy editor On Mar 27, 2007, at 9:53 PM, Robin Netherton wrote: > > 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 _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
