This section is from the "A Complete Dictionary of Dry Goods" book, by George S. Cole. Also available from Amazon: A complete dictionary of dry goods and history of silk, cotton, linen, wool and other fibrous substances,: Including a full explanation of the modern processes ... together with various useful tables.
Selvage. [From self edge, or that which makes an edge of itself without hemming] The edge of a web or fabric so woven that it does not allow of raveling; also, that part of a web at either edge which is not finished like the surface of the cloth, and which is meant to be torn away when the material is made up, or for use in making the seam; sometimes spelled selvedge.
 
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