Jogakbo
Jogakbo · Seams & stitches
Fine double-turned seam
곱솔gopsol
A narrow twice-turned seam for thin ramie and gauze.
- Meaning
- 곱 'double, twice-folded' (as in 곱다 'fine') + 솔 'seam'; the exact sense of 곱 is not given in the sources.
- Used for
- Thin ramie and gauze; translucent seams
The seam is folded and stitched, the back allowance is trimmed away, and the remainder is turned narrowly and stitched again. Used for thin fabrics such as ramie.
- 1Stitch the seam.
- 2Fold it once and stitch.
- 3Trim the back allowance.
- 4Fold narrowly and stitch again.
History & tradition
Traditional; Joseon
The encyclopedia names it as the seam for thin fabrics such as ramie: folded, trimmed and folded again so that the seam is very narrow. On translucent jogakbo it gives the fine dark lines between pieces.
Sources for this entry
가름솔gareumsol