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scrap of cloth; fabric remnant
A small leftover piece of fabric after the main portion has been cut, often reused for craft projects or small items.
端切れで小物を作った。
I made small items from fabric scraps.
手芸店できれいな端切れを安く買えた。
I was able to buy pretty fabric remnants cheaply at the craft store.
祖母は端切れを集めてパッチワークの布団カバーを縫った。
My grandmother collected fabric scraps and sewed a patchwork futon cover.
Written 端切れ or はぎれ. Refers to small pieces of fabric left over from cutting larger pieces. Popular in Japanese craft culture for making small pouches, patchwork, and decorative items. Craft stores often sell collections of coordinated 端切れ.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 端切れで作る — make from scraps
- 端切れセット — assorted fabric scrap set
- 端切れを利用する — make use of fabric remnants
- 端切れ活用 — utilizing fabric scraps
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 布切れ — piece of cloth; a more general term for any piece of fabric, not necessarily a leftover
- 余り布 — leftover fabric; emphasizes that the fabric is surplus, not specifically a small scrap
- 裁ち落とし — cutting scraps; the pieces that fall away when fabric is cut to pattern