You can easily translate your sewing terms using this sewing term dictionary – English-Danish and Danish-English
If you are using the Danish Onion patterns, you will sometimes have a pattern with Danish instructions. If you are not fluid in Danish, the below list of sewing terms should come in handy as it enables you to translate Danish sewing terms to English. Or vice versa if you are from Denmark and use an English language pattern.
I have made this list of translated words as complete as possible, but if you are missing terms in the English-Danish sewing dictionary below, please let me know, and I will add them.
By clicking the language above the column, you sort the list alphabetically by Danish or English, respectively.
| ENGLISH | DANISH |
|---|---|
| appliqué | applikation |
| arc | bue |
| area | område |
| assemble | samle |
| back stitch | stikkesting |
| back | ryg/bagside |
| backing | bagside af quiltet tæppe |
| baste | ri |
| basting stitch | risting |
| bead | perle |
| behind | bag/bagved |
| bias | på skrå af trådretningen |
| bias tape | skråbånd |
| bind off (=bo) | lukke af |
| binding | kantafslutning med skråbånd |
| bobbin | undertrådsspole |
| boning | stivere |
| box-pleat | wienerlæg |
| button | knap |
| buttonhole | knaphul |
| buttonhole elastic | knaphulselastik |
| buttonhole stitch | knaphulssting |
| canvas needle | kanvasnål |
| cap | hue |
| cardigan | jakke |
| casing | løbegang |
| centre | midte |
| centre back | midt bag |
| centre front | midt for |
| chain stitch | kædesting |
| chest measurement | brystvidde |
| chest | bryst |
| collar | krave |
| contrast | kontrast |
| corduroy | fløjl |
| cotton | bomuld |
| crease | fold/pressefold |
| cross grain | på skrå af trådretningen |
| crotch seam | skridtsøm |
| cuff | manchet |
| cut | klippe/skære |
| dart | indsnit |
| dress | kjole |
| dummy (dressmaker’s dummy) | gine |
| edge | kant |
| edge stitch | kantstikke |
| elastic | elastik |
| eye | malle |
| fabric | stof |
| face | vende imod |
| facing | belægning |
| felled seam | kap søm |
| finishing | montering |
| flat seam | kapsøm |
| flip | vend |
| fold | folde |
| french seam | fransk søm |
| front | forstykke |
| front band | stolpe |
| front piece | forstykke |
| gather | rynke |
| gathering stitches | rynkesting |
| grainline | trådretning |
| gusset | kile |
| height | højde |
| hem | søm/nederste søm |
| hip | hofte |
| hook | hægte |
| hook and eye | hægte og malle |
| inch | tomme (2.54 cm) |
| increase | tage ud |
| inside out | med vrangsiden udad |
| interfacing | vlieseline |
| invisible zipper | usynlig lynlås |
| iron | stryge/strygejern |
| join | sy sammen |
| knit | strækstof |
| knot | knude |
| lace | blonde |
| lace | blonde |
| lace edging | blondekant |
| lastin | gennemsigtig elastik |
| length | længde |
| lengthwise | på den lange led |
| linen | hør |
| loop | strop |
| measure | måle |
| measurement | mål |
| middle | midte |
| mirrored | spejlvendt |
| neck | hals |
| neck opening | halsudskæring |
| neckband | halskant |
| neckline | halsudskæring |
| needle | nål |
| opening | åbning |
| opposite | modsat |
| order | rækkefølge |
| patch | lap |
| pattern | mønster/opskrift |
| pattern piece | mønsterstykke |
| pin | knappenål/fæstne med knappenåle |
| piping | tittebånd |
| placket | stolpe |
| pleat | plissé |
| pleat | læg |
| pleated | plisseret/med læg |
| lomme | |
| position | position/placér |
| press | pres/stryg |
| pullover | bluse |
| quilt | quilttæppe/vattæppe |
| quilting | quiltning |
| remaining | resterende |
| repeat | gentag |
| reverse | omvendt |
| reverse side | bagside |
| right side | retside |
| right sides together | ret mod ret |
| rip up | sprætte op |
| rolled seam | rullesøm |
| rolled whip seam | nonnesøm |
| row | række |
| satin stitch | fladsyning |
| scarf | halstørklæde |
| scissors | saks |
| seam | søm |
| seam | søm |
| seam allowance | sømrum |
| seam ripper | opsprætter |
| selvage | ægkant |
| selvage | ægkant/stofkant |
| serger | overlocker |
| sew | sy |
| sew on | sy i/sy på |
| shape | form/forme |
| short | kort |
| shoulder | skulder |
| shoulder seam | skuldersøm |
| silk | silke |
| size | størrelse |
| size chart | størrelsesguide/størrelsestabel |
| skirt | skørt |
| sleeve | ærme |
| sleeve cap | ærmekuppel/øverste del af ærmet |
| smooth | glat/glatte ud |
| snap fastener | trykknap/tryklås |
| space | mellemrum |
| split | slidse/skille ad |
| spot | punkt |
| stitch | sting |
| straight | lige |
| stretch | strække |
| string | bånd/snor |
| taffeta | taft |
| tension | spænding |
| thimble | fingerbøl |
| thread | tråd |
| thread a needle | tråde en nål |
| thread tension | trådspænding |
| tight | tæt/stramt |
| transfer | overføre |
| tucks (stitched pleats) | bieser |
| tulle | tyl |
| tunic | tunika |
| turn | vend |
| understitch | skjult søm |
| undo seam | sprætte søm op |
| unfinished seam | rå kant |
| velvet | velour |
| vest | vest |
| waistband | taljestykke |
| waistline | talje |
| washable | vaskbar/vaskeægte |
| welt seam | randsøm |
| width | vidde |
| wool | uld |
| wrong side | vrangside |
| wrong sides together | vrang mod vrang |
| yoke | bærestykke |
| zipper | lynlås |
Again – if you find any words missing in the above sewing term dictionary, I will happily translate your Danish or English sewing terms and add them to the list.
Please just let me know. 🙂
Thank you!!!!!!!! :o)
You’re welcome, Jennifer – let me know if there are missing terms! 😉
I read a comment a blog that a sleeve head in Danish is called a sleeve fish. Please enlighten me, Thanks!
Hi Angelo – sorry about the (very) late answer, however, you’re right. A sleeve head is called an ‘ærmefisk’ in Danish – ærmefisk means sleeve fish. 😉
Looking for the right term for ‘overskæringer’ and ‘taljeindsnit’. Can you help?
Hi there – taljeindsnit would be waist darts. I actually don’t know about overskæringer – tried to research but came up blank. Sorry. 😊
Thanks for a quick reply. I posted a new comment below further to ‘overskæringer’
This is in the description, “Geometriske overskæringer og farveblokke gør den kjole til noget helt unikt” and here is a link to a picture of the dress: http://giomio.dk/index.php/magnella-dress.html
the description is further down on the same page.
If it’s for a translation, I would simply say ‘Geometric cuts and colour blocks’. Is that helpful?
Very much, thanks again.
Tak for en fin liste. Hvad med oversættelser for hægte, malle, trykknapper og tryklåse? 🙂
Hvad med “at hæfte inde”
Mener du måske at hæfte ender? Eller kan du give mig en større del af sætningen? 😉