I’ve noticed a growing interest of the international sewing community in Russian sewing patterns. Therefore, I thought I would provide a little dictionary of the terms I’ve come across in sewing my Diana coat. Hopefully this will be helpful to others struggling with Google Translate’s sketchy translations!
| Russian | Romanized | English |
|---|---|---|
| бочок | bochok | side |
| верхняя часть рукава | verkhnyaya chast’ rukava | upper sleeve |
| воротник | vorotnik | collar |
| воротник верхний | vorotnik verkhniy | upper collar |
| воротник нижний | vorotnik nizhniy | under collar |
| ВТО | VTO | press with steam |
| деталь | detal’ | (pattern) piece |
| дублерин / дублерина | dublerin, dublerina | interfacing |
| карман | karman | |
| листочка | listochka | welt/flap |
| машинка | mashinka | sewing machine |
| нижняя часть рукава | nizhnyaya chast’ rukava | under sleeve |
| обтачка горловины спинки | obtachka gorloviny spinki | back facing/yoke |
| плечевые накладки | plechevyye nakladki | shoulder pads |
| подборт | podbort | front facing |
| подзор | podzor | pocket facing |
| подокатники | podokatniki | sleeve heads |
| полочка | polochka | front |
| пояс | poyas | belt |
| приутюжить | priutiuzhit’ | to press |
| рукава | rukava | sleeve |
| сколоть булавками | skolot’ bulavkami | to pin |
| сметать | smetat’ | to baste |
| со сгибом | so sgibom | on the fold |
| спинка | spinka | back |
| стачать | stachat’ | to stitch |
| стачать на машинка | stachat’ na mashinka | to stitch with the machine |
| стойка | stoïka | collar stand |
Let me know in the comments if you have terms to add or need one translated!
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