vắt sổ
Definition
- Verb:
- To overcast stitch / to whipstitch: A basic hand-sewing technique used to finish the raw edge of a fabric to prevent fraying. The stitch wraps over the fabric's edge.
- To serge (by hand): The functional equivalent of a serger or overlock stitch done manually, creating a finished seam edge.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cô ấy vắt sổ đường may áo mới. (She overcast the seam of the new shirt.)
- Trước khi may, bạn nên vắt sổ các mép vải. (Before sewing, you should whipstitch the fabric edges.)
- Đường vắt sổ này giúp vải không bị tưa. (This overcast stitch helps prevent the fabric from fraying.)
Advanced Usage
- "Đường vắt sổ": The noun form referring to the overcast stitch itself or its resulting line.
- Nhìn đường vắt sổ trên vải này. (Look at the overcast stitch on this fabric.)
Variants and Related Words
- Surfil (French loanword, noun/verb): Often used interchangeably in Vietnamese sewing contexts to mean overcasting or serging.
- Máy may này có chức năng surfil. (This sewing machine has a serging function.)
Synonyms
- To overcast: To stitch over an edge to prevent fraying.
- To whipstitch: A simple overcasting stitch.
- To serge: To finish an edge with an overlock stitch (typically by machine).
Related Terms
- May (v): to sew.
- Đường may (n): seam, stitch line.
- Mép vải (n): fabric edge, raw edge.