Redina

[Chaput, Patricia]

Regarding "redina" I don't think there can be a single English equivalent.
A search of images shows some embroidery on "redina," but the fabric in
different pictures isn't identical. I would call the fabrics in the images
of embroidery muslin, a loosely woven fabric used for clothing, household
items, and also usable in food preparation (like cheesecloth).  Muslin comes
in many grades (tightnesses of weave).  It is not a single fabric (it can be
cotton, linen, silk); the name applies to the loose weave.   Muslin,
however, is a "working fabric," not something fine and used in ball gowns.
That would more likely be organza or tulle.
 
Another source on redina says the following:  "Перед раскроем надо
просмотреть весь кусок ткани для выявления недостатков (пятно, дыра, редина,
уплотнение нитей, неравномерность окраски, и т.п.).  Все дефекты следует
обвести намёточным швом." [Pered raskroem nado prosmotret' ves' kusok tkani
dlja vyjavlenija nedostatkov  (pjatno, dyra redina, uplotnenie nitej, ...).
Vse defekty sleduet obvesti nametochnym shvom.]   In this passage, redina is
simply an area that is loosely woven, a defect in the fabric.
 
Redina appears to be a generic word for "loosely woven fabric," for which
there is no single word in English that covers all of the meanings.  At
least that is my best guess.

Pat Chaput
Harvard U.



On 1/24/12 7:38 AM, "R. M. Cleminson" <rmcleminson at POST.SK> wrote:

> On the contrary, there are (and have to be) exact translations from one
> language to another when it comes to technical terms.  Thus атлас is satin,
> парча is brocade, камка is damask, газ is gauze, and so on.  The question was,
> whether there is such an exact equivalent in English for редина.  It's
> beginning to look as if there isn't.
> 
> ----- Pôvodná správa -----
> Od: "Paul B. Gallagher" <paulbg at PBG-TRANSLATIONS.COM>
> Komu: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu
> Odoslané: pondelok, 23. január 2012 19:27:10
> Predmet: Re: [SEELANGS] Redina
> 
> R. M. Cleminson wrote:
> 
>> Dear All,
>> 
>> Does anyone happen to know whether there is an EXACT English
>> translation of редина (defined as "неплотная, редко сотканная
>> ткань")?  I know what it is, I just need the English name for it, if
>> there is one.  Dictionaries are no help.
> 
> Disclaimer: there is no perfect translation of any one word into any
> other language.
> 
> Having said that, I'd call what you describe "gauze." Does that suit
> your purpose?

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