Selvage

In the weaving is the selvedge (also selvedge, selvedge, selvage, Salkante, Salleiste, fabric strip, bar ) the limitation that arises dependent on the weaving technique on both sides or only on one side of the tissue by changing the direction of the weft threads. The selvages are almost always a bit stiffer and have a different structure than the rest of the tissue; When cropping is therefore taken to ensure they do not involve, not even for seam allowances. But there are also garments such as the Scottish kilt, in which the selvage replaced the usual hem. This may also be the case in woven -to-measure soft furnishings.

The syllable " Sal " and others in selvage goes back to the Middle High German word " selp " for " tissue".