Definition

1. Verb:
   • To baste, to tack: A sewing technique that involves making temporary, long, loose stitches to hold fabric layers together before permanent sewing. This is done to ensure proper alignment and fit.
   • To quilt (in a specific context): In traditional Vietnamese textile work, it can refer to the initial or preparatory stitching in quilting, often involving securing layers of fabric and batting.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy khâu chần các mép vải trước khi may chính thức. (She basted the fabric edges before the official sewing.)
  • Để chiếc chăn không bị xô lệch, bà tôi thường khâu chần trước. (To prevent the quilt from shifting, my grandmother often bastes it first.)

Advanced Usage

• "khâu chần tạm": to temporarily baste.
  • Khâu chần tạm đường này để thử độ vừa vặn. (Baste this seam temporarily to test the fit.)

Variants and Related Words

• Khâu lược (verb): A synonym, also meaning to baste or tack.
• Đường chần (noun): The basting stitch/tacking stitch.
• May chần (verb phrase): Another way to express the act of basting.

Synonyms

• May lược: to baste (using a specific loose stitch).
• Ghép tạm: to temporarily join/sew.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(This section is less common for Vietnamese verbs in this context, but related action phrases are listed.) - Chần chỉ: to baste with thread (emphasizing the material). - Chần chỉ cho chắc trước khi may máy. (Baste it firmly with thread before machine sewing.)

Related Idioms

(There are no common idioms directly using "khâu chần". It is a technical term.)

1. Quilt