The selvage is the edge of a fabric. It is where the weft threads turn around when the fabric is woven. Most of the time on a woven fabric, the selvage is different from the rest of it: we can see different threads there, indicated marks or even the maker’s name. The selvage sometimes also has small holes. The selvage determines the maximum width of the fabric (width between the lists): when you buy some fabric, you can chose the length you need (yardage) but not the width, that is limited by the selvage.
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