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Both terms are used in Chile, but "con la basta/bastilla para dentro o para afuera" is the most common question asked por la modista.
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"Dobladillo" is the most common word in Mexico, but we also use "bastilla" the way chileno has pointed out.
Los sastres la usan con mayor frecuencia.
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Curioso (ahora que me acuerdo, sí que había oído lo de "hacer la bastilla"... pero correcta, o incorrectamente, en el sentido de "hilvanar" antes de "coser el dobladillo"...
Muy interesante... (Me pregunto si Alfonso Sastre hilvanaba sus obras de teatro antes de escribirlas... )
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Can this be used? from the DRAE:
dobladillar. 1. tr. Hacer dobladillos en la ropa. |
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Certainly... the most common expression (at least in Mexico) is "hacer un dobladillo", but the verb is well understood and well accepted.
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So is this similar to "pliegues"? Or is it used strictly for pants?
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Pleats = pliegues. Aunque el verbo plegar= doblar. |
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@Elaina: "Dobladillo"/"bastilla" is only for the lower part of pants and skirts.
And as I've heard these verbs in Mexico: "Hacer pliegues" is to sew on (mostly irregular) folds made anywhere on the piece of clothing. "Hacer tablas" is to make even vertical folds on skirts, like those of a hand fan, but wide. "Plisar" is to make even vertical folds, usually on skirts, like those of a hand fan, usually thin. "Drapear" is to make many very thin parallel folds, in any direction and on almost any part of the piece of clothing.
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¡Gracias Malila! That clears up or adds to my confusion. But at least I'll have it for future reference.
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