Soft Material Technology / Hangarau Rawa Ngohe

accepted convention Noun

tikanga arowhānui (takenga mai: aro - to take heed; whānui - widely, generally)

acrylic Noun, Adjective

kiriaku (takenga mai: kiri - skin; akuaku - firm, strong)

activewear Noun

kahukori (takenga mai: kahu - garment, clothing; kori - to move)

aesthetics Noun

āhuatanga rerehua

animal fibre Noun

kaka kīrehe

animal fibre Noun

weu kararehe

appliqué Noun, Intransitive Verb

tui tāpiripiri (takenga mai: tui - to stitch, sew; tāpiripiri - additive)

back stitch Noun

tuinga takamuri

balaclava Noun

pōtae pūāhuru (takenga mai: pōtae - hat; pūāhuru - warmth) (kupu kē atu: pōtae uhi)

balance wheel, hand wheel (of a sewing machine) Noun

wīra ā-ringa

ball of yarn Noun

poi aho

ballpoint needle Noun

ngira kōpuku (takenga mai: ngira - needle [kupu mino]; kōpuku - rounded [in shape])

bamboo thread Noun

aho inanga

batting, wadding (fabric) Noun

whakapuru (takenga mai: whakapuru - padding)

beanie Noun

pōtae pipiri (takenga mai: pōtae - hat; pipiri - to cling)

belt Noun

tātua

beret Noun

pōtaetae (kupu kē atu: pērei [kupu mino])

bias (of fabric) Noun

hōtiu (takenga mai: hōtiu - oblique, sloping)

bias binding Noun

tauhere whakapiko (takenga mai: tauhere - to bind, lash; whakapiko - to bend)

bikini panties Noun

tarau kinikini

bind, binding (fabric) Noun, Transitive Verb

tauhere ~a (takenga mai: tauhere - to tie, bind, lash)

blouse Noun

hume

bobbin (of sewing machine) Noun

tākaimiro (takenga mai: tākai - to wind around; miro - thread)

bobbin compartment Noun

rua tākaimiro (takenga mai: rua - hole, pit)

bobbin winder Noun

whāngai tākaimiro (takenga mai: whāngai - to feed; tākaimiro - bobbin)

bolt (of fabric) Noun

pōkai papanga (takenga mai: pōkai - to roll up, wind around)

bow tie, tie in a bow, tie in a slip knot Noun, Transitive Verb

koromāhanga ~tia (takenga mai: koromāhanga - to tie in a bow)

bra, brassiere, bodice Noun

pari

buckle (clothes fastener) Noun

toromoka (takenga mai: toromoka - bone pin for fastening a garment)

build, make, construct, fabricate, construction, fabrication, product, object Noun, Transitive Verb

hanga ~ia ~hangā ~nga

button (for fabric) Noun

pātene (papanga) (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

buttonhole Noun

kōhao pātene

calico Noun

kariko (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

camisole Noun

hīreti

canvas Noun

kānawehi (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

cape, robe Noun

māhiti (takenga mai: māhiti - cape covered with long white hair of dogs' tails)

cardigan Noun

kātikena (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

casing (sewing) Noun

ara pōtete (takenga mai: ara [arapoka] - tunnel; ara - pathway; pōtete - drawcord)

chain stitch Noun

tuinga mekameka

client, customer, consumer Noun

kiritaki

cloak, highly prized cloak ornamented with black twisted tags or thrums Noun

korowai

clothe, clothing, garment Noun, Transitive Verb

kākahu ~ria (kupu kē atu: kahu, kaka, pūeru, weru)

clothing accessory Noun

pūeru āpiti (takenga mai: pūeru - clothing, garment; āpiti - supplement, extra)

coat (clothing) Noun

koti (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

compression leggings Noun

tarau nanapi (takenga mai: nanapi - to cling tightly)

compression top Noun

hāte nanapi (takenga mai: hāte - shirt; nanapi - to cling tightly)

consumer demand Noun

popono kiritaki (takenga mai: popono - to covet, desire, hanker after)

consumer demographic, consumer profile Noun

hangapori kiritaki

consumer power Noun

mana kiritaki

corduroy Noun

paparai (takenga mai: papa [papanga] - fabric; rai [rarai] - ribbed, furrowed)

cotton (fabric) Noun

papahune (takenga mai: papa [papanga] - fabric; hune - pappus of seed heads)

cotton (thread) Noun

kātene (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

creative, innovative, creativity Noun, Adjective

auaha ~hia ~tanga (kupu kē atu: tārai)

crochet Noun, Intransitive Verb

tuimāwhai (takenga mai: tui - to stitch; māwhai - spider web, fishing net)

crochet hook Noun

pīhuka tuimāwhai

cross stitch Noun

tuinga kōwhiti (takenga mai: kōwhiti - a cross stitch in reed panelling)

cuff link Noun

hono whatīanga (takenga mai: hono - to join; whatīanga - joint [of a leg or arm]) (kupu kē atu: honotiti)

cultural dress, ceremonial dress Noun

kahu ahurea (takenga mai: kahu - clothing, garment; ahurea - cultural)

curved needle Noun

ngira piko

cut edge, raw edge (of fabric) Noun

tapa kuti

darn, repair garment by weaving a new piece Transitive Verb

moanarua ~tia

darning needle Noun

ngira moanarua

dart (sewing) Noun

whakahoi (takenga mai: whakahoi - to insert divergent threads in the woof of a garment to make it fit over the shoulders)

denim Noun

tāngari (takenga mai: he kupu mino [dungaree])

design Noun, Transitive Verb, Adjective

hoahoa ~tia

design brief Noun

mahere hoahoa

design element Noun

āhuatanga hoahoa

design principles Noun

mātāpono hoahoa

design process Noun

tukanga hoahoa

designer Noun

kaihoahoa

diagonal shoulder belt, sash Noun

tāpeka

dome, snap fastener (fabric) Noun

tūtiti (takenga mai: tū [tūtaki] - to shut close, latch; tū - manner, sort, type of; titi - to fasten with a peg or pin)

draw together (sewing) Transitive Verb

kuku ~a

dress, garment, clothing Noun

kaka (kupu kē atu: kākahu, pūeru)

dressing gown, bathrobe Noun

kahu ānewa (takenga mai: kahu - clothing, garment; ānewa [ānewanewa] - to lounge around, loaf, linger; newanewa - smooth, sleek)

durable, durability Noun, Adjective

pūmau

elastic Noun, Adjective

kūtorotoro

embroidery fabric Noun

papanga tui whakaniko

embroidery thread, crewel Noun

aho whakaniko (kupu kē atu: miro whakaniko)

embroidery, needlepoint Noun, Intransitive Verb

tui whakaniko

ergonomic Noun, Intransitive Verb, Adjective

arotau (takenga mai: arotau - suitable, appropriate, suited)

ethical aspect Noun

āhuatanga matatika

ethical fashion, ethical clothing Noun

pūeru matatika

eye (of a needle) Noun

kōhao (ngira)

fabric chalk, tailor's chalk Noun

tioka papanga

fabric shears Noun, Noun

kuti papanga

fabric, material, cloth, textile Noun

papanga (takenga mai: papanga rua - two-fold, of fabric)

facing (of a garment) Noun

mataroto (takenga mai: mata - face, surface; roto - inside)

fashion accessory Noun, Adjective

whakarāwai

fastener, fasten (fabric) Noun, Transitive Verb

tāmau (papanga) ~tia (takenga mai: tā - causative prefix; mau - to be fixed, held firm)

feed dog (on sewing machine) Noun

niho tōpapa (takenga mai: niho - tooth; tō - to pull; papa [papanga] - fabric)

fibre (fabric) Noun

kaka (kupu kē atu: weu)

finger knitting Noun, verb

whatuwhatu ā-mati

flax, Phormium tenax Noun

harakeke

flexible, bendable Adjective, Intransitive Verb

tāwariwari (kupu kē atu: pīngore)

fold into (food) Noun, Transitive Verb

kōnumi ~a (takenga mai: kōnumi - to fold, overlap, double back) (kupu kē atu: whētuitui)

foot (of sewing machine), presser foot Noun

raparapa (takenga mai: raparapa - sole of foot)

foot lifter (sewing machine) Noun

hiki raparapa (takenga mai: hiki - to raise, lift up; raparapa - sole of foot)

foot pedal (sewing machine) Noun

taumanu whakamatua (takenga mai: taumanu - projecting foot piece of a kō; whakamatua - to control, keep steady)

formal clothing, formal attire, formal wear Noun

kahu ōkawa

frayed (of fabric), ragged Intransitive Verb, Adjective

tāwekoweko

frog fastener (fabric) Noun

hono whakarākei (takenga mai: hono - to join; whakarākei - embellish, adorn)

full slip, petticoat Noun

uhiroto (takenga mai: uhi - to cover; roto - inside)

functional attribute, functional property Noun

āhuatanga āheinga (takenga mai: āheinga - competence, ability, function)

g-string Noun

auroto (takenga mai: au - string, cord; roto [tarau roto] - underpants)

gather (fabric) in folds Noun, Transitive Verb

pūkorukoru ~tia

gather (sewing), drawcord Noun, Transitive Verb

pōtete (takenga mai: pōtete - to tie up, gather together [as in the mouth of a bag etc]) (kupu kē atu: whakanoti)

gloves Noun

komoringa (takenga mai: komo - to put in; ringa - hand) (kupu kē atu: karapu [kupu mino])

gown Noun

kāone (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

grommet, eyelet (of garment) Noun

whakatina kōhao (takenga mai: whakatina - to make firm; kōhao - hole)

gusset (sewing) Noun

kāhete (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

half slip (clothing) Noun

āhumehume (takenga mai: āhumehume - woman's garment reaching from the waist to the knees) (kupu kē atu: hītau)

hand knitting Noun, verb

whatuwhatu ā-ringa

hand stitch Noun

tuinga ā-ringa

hank of yarn Noun

pōkai aho (takenga mai: pōkai - to roll up, coil)

hat Noun

pōtae

headband Noun

tīpare

headwear Noun

uhipane (takenga mai: uhi - to cover; pane - head)

hem (sewing) Noun

remu

hem binding Noun

rīremu (kupu kē atu: remu tauhere)

hem stitch Noun

tuinga remu

hemp (fabric) Noun

kōaka (takenga mai: kōaka - coarse mat made from flax leaves) (kupu kē atu: hema [kupu mino])

hessian Noun

tāpora (takenga mai: tāpora - a coarse floor mat)

high visibility vest, hi-viz vest Noun

kahutumu muramura (takenga mai: kahutumu - vest; muramura - bright, vivid)

highly prized cloak with tāniko border Noun

kaitaka

highly prized dog skin cloak Noun

kahu kurī

hijab Noun

hītapi (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: kōpare Muhirama)

hoodie Noun

huri (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: kahu uhipane)

hook (fabric fastener) Noun

pīhuka

hoop (embroidery) Noun

tutu (takenga mai: tutu - hoop [for holding open a hand net])

inclusive design Noun

hoahoa kauawhi

informal dress, casual wear Noun

kahu ōpaki (kupu kē atu: kaka o ia rā)

inner vest Noun

kahakaha (takenga mai: kahakaha - undergarment)

inseam Noun

maurua roto

inseam pocket Noun

pūkoro mauroto (takenga mai: pūkoro - pocket; mau [maurua] - seam; roto - inside)

interfacing (in clothing) Noun

matawaenga (takenga mai: mata - face, surface; waenga - in between)

interlining (fabric) Noun

papawaenga (takenga mai: papa [paparanga] - layer; papa [papanga] - fabric; waenga - in between)

iron (for fabric) Noun, Transitive Verb

haeana ~tia (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

iron on patch Noun

tapi haeana

iterative process Noun

tukanga tukurua (takenga mai: tukurua - to repeat, do a second time, replicate) (kupu kē atu: tukanga tukurau, tukanga toai, tukanga whitiauau)

jacket Noun

hākete (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

jeans Noun

tarau tāngari (takenga mai: tarau - pants, trousers [kupu mino]; tāngari - dungaree [kupu mino])

jersey, pullover Noun

poraka (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

jockstrap Noun

maro hekeri (takenga mai: maro - short kilt, loin cloth; hekeri - testes)

jute Noun

hutu (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

knit, knitted, knitting Noun, Transitive Verb, Adjective

whatuwhatu ~a

knitted fabric Noun

papanga whatuwhatu

knitting machine Noun

mīhini whatuwhatu

knitting needle Noun

rākau whatuwhatu

knot (in string etc) Noun

pūtiki

lace Noun

houi (takenga mai: houi - lacebark [tree])

leg warmer Noun

kahuwae whakamahana

legwear Noun

kahuwae (takenga mai: kahu - clothing, garment; wae - leg, foot)

leotard Noun

kahupiri (takenga mai: kahu - garment; piri - to cling)

linen (fabric) Noun

papamuka (takenga mai: papa [papanga] - fabric; muka - flax fibre)

lining (of a garment) Noun

paparoto (takenga mai: papa [paparanga] - layer; papa [papanga] - fabric; roto - inside)

lock stitch, blanket stitch Noun

tuinga tāmau

long sleeve shirt Noun

hāte ringaroa

loom (for weaving) Noun

anga raranga (kupu kē atu: anga whatu)

loop, eye (garment fastener) Noun

koromeke

loose fitting (of clothing) Adjective

tangatanga

loose fitting shorts Noun

tarau poto tangatanga

lycra Noun

raikara (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

lycra shorts Noun

tarau poto raikara

Māori clothing Noun

kākahu Māori

mannequin Noun

ropi pūeru (takenga mai: ropi - body, figure; pūeru - garment, clothing)

market research Noun

rangahau tauhokohoko

measuring tape Noun

tēpa ine (takenga mai: tēpa - tape [kupu mino]; ine - measure) (kupu kē atu: rūri tākai)

mend, repair, patch (fabric) Transitive Verb, Noun

tapi ~a (kupu kē atu: kānihi)

midlayer clothing Noun

kahuwaenga (takenga mai: kahu - garment, clothing; waenga - middle, amid, the intervening space)

mitten Noun

komoringa pūāhuru (takenga mai: komoringa - glove; pūāhuru - warmth)

mohair Noun

hurukoti (takenga mai: huru - hair; koti [kupu mino] - goat)

mussel Noun

kuku (kupu kē atu: kūtai)

nap, fluff (fabric) Noun, Adjective

perehunga

necktie, tie Noun

neketai (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

needle Noun

ngira (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

needle threader Noun

komo aho (takenga mai: komo - to put in, insert; aho - thread, yarn)

nightgown, nightie Noun

kakamoe

nightshirt Noun

hātemoe

non-woven fabric Noun

papanga rangakore

number ones (clothing) Noun

kaka nama tahi (kupu kē atu: kahu papai)

nylon (fabric) Noun

ngaiaku (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

one-off, bespoke Adjective

(hua) tūtahi

open eye needle, split eye needle Noun

ngira kapiti (takenga mai: ngira - needle [kupu mino]; kapiti - cleft, slot)

outerwear Noun

kahuwaho (takenga mai: kahu - garment, clothing; waho - outside)

overcast stitch, overlock stitch, edging stitch Noun

tuinga tapa (takenga mai: tapa - edge, rim, margin) (kupu kē atu: tuinga tapikirua)

overlocker, overlock sewing machine, serger Noun

pūrere tapikirua (takenga mai: pūrere - device, machine; tapiki - to lock off, turn in the strands of a piece of weaving; rua - two)

patch a garment Transitive Verb

kānihi ~tia (kupu kē atu: tapi)

patch, small piece of fabric Noun

kōpure (kupu kē atu: mara papanga)

patchwork Noun, Intransitive Verb

tui kōpure

patent Noun

mana waihanga (takenga mai: mana - authority; waihanga - to make, build)

petticoat, skirt, half slip Noun

panekoti (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

physical attribute, physical property Noun

āhuatanga ōkiko (takenga mai: kiko - body, substance, content)

pin (sewing) Noun, Transitive Verb

pine ~a (takenga mai: he kupu mino) (kupu kē atu: tāpine)

pin cushion Noun, Noun

aupuru tāpine

pinking shears (fabric) Noun

kuti kōpekapeka (takenga mai: kōpekapeka - zigzag)

piping (sewing) Noun

pūniko

plait, plaited Noun, Transitive Verb, Adjective

whiri ~a ~nga

plaited round cord with eight or more strands Noun

whiri iwituna

plaited round cord with five or six strands Noun

tuamaka

plaited round cord with four strands Noun

tuapuku

plaiting of three or more strands to produce a flat cord Noun

whiri papa

plant fibre Noun

weu tipu

plant fibre Noun

kaka tipu

polar fleece (fabric) Noun

papahunga (takenga mai: papa [papanga] - fabric; hunga [perehunga] - nap, fluff)

polo shirt Noun

hāteporo (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

polyester (fabric) Noun

pareaku (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

procedure Noun

huarahi (kupu kē atu: aramahi)

procedure Noun

aramahi (takenga mai: ara - pathway; mahi - activity, operation) (kupu kē atu: huarahi)

process Noun

tukanga (takenga mai: tukatuka - to start up, proceed forward)

prototype Noun

tauira whakamātau (takenga mai: tauira - model; whakamātau - trial)

puffer jacket Noun

koti kōpuku

puffer vest Noun

kahutumu kōpuku (takenga mai: kahutumu - vest; kōpuku - to swell, puff out)

pyjamas, sleepwear Noun

kahumoe

quality control, quality assurance Noun, Intransitive Verb

whakaū (i te) kounga (takenga mai: whakaū - to confirm, establish)

quick unpick, seam ripper Noun

wete tuinga (takenga mai: wete - untie, unravel; tuinga - stitch) (kupu kē atu: waha kai tuinga)

quilt Noun

papangarua (kupu kē atu: kuira [kupu mino])

quilting Noun, Intransitive Verb

tui papangarua (takenga mai: tui - to stitch, sew; papangarua - quilt) (kupu kē atu: tui kuira)

raincoat Noun

koti ua (kupu kē atu: pākē, ngūpara)

reverse lever Noun

keu whakamuri (takenga mai: keu - trigger [of a gun etc]; whakamuri - backwards)

ribbon Noun

rīpene (takenga mai: He kupu mino)

rotary cutter Noun

kuti hurihuri

rough cape made of undressed leaves of kiekie or flax Noun

pākē

ruffle (sewing) Noun, Intransitive Verb

koruwhewhe (takenga mai: koruwhewhe - to be wrinkled, puckered)

running stitch Noun

tuinga takamua

safety pin Noun, Noun

autui (takenga mai: autui - a cloak pin of whalebone or boar's tusk)

satin (fabric) Noun

papamōhinu (takenga mai: papa [papanga] - fabric; mōhinu [mōhinuhinu] - shiny, glistening, glossy)

scarf Noun

kāmeta

seam (sewing) Noun, Noun

maurua (kupu kē atu: hiki)

seam allowance Noun

tuhene maurua (takenga mai: tuhene - excess, extra)

selvage, selvedge (fabric) Noun

tapa ita

sewer, dressmaker, tailor, seamstress, seamster Noun

kaituitui (kupu kē atu: kaitui, ringa tuitui)

sewing machine Noun

pūrere tuitui

sewing resources, haberdashery, notions Noun

rauemi tuitui

sewing technique Noun

tikanga tuitui

shape, fashion, form Transitive Verb, Noun

auaha ~hia ~tanga (kupu kē atu: tārai)

sharp needle, sharps Noun

ngira koi

shawl Noun

hikurere

shirt Noun

hāte (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

short kilt or loin cloth Noun

maro

short sleeve shirt Noun

hāte ringapoto

shorts, short pants Noun

tarau poto

silk Noun

hiraka (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

silk (fabric) Noun

papamaene (takenga mai: papa [papanga] - fabric; maene - smooth, soft [to touch]) (kupu kē atu: papahiraka)

singlet Noun

hingareti (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

skein of yarn Noun

poirapa aho (takenga mai: poirapa - ellipsoid)

skirt made from flax Noun

piupiu

skirt, kilt Noun

paki (takenga mai: paki - kilt, apron, skirt) (kupu kē atu: panekoti [kupu mino])

skullcap Noun

kipa (takenga mai: he kupu mino [reo Hīperu]) (kupu kē atu: kiapa Hūrae)

smocking (fabric) Noun, Transitive Verb, Adjective

whētuitui (takenga mai: whētuitui - to fold repeatedly; tuitui - to sew, stitch)

sock Noun

tōkena

soft (to touch) Adjective

newanewa

soft material Noun

rawa ngohe

spool (for yarn) Noun

pōkaimiro (takenga mai: pōkai - to wind around, coil; miro - thread)

spool pin Noun

tia pōkaimiro

sports bra Noun

pari hākinakina

sportswear, tracksuit Noun

kahu hākinakina

stakeholders Noun

hunga whaipānga

stitch length Noun

whāroa tuinga

stitch, sew Noun, Transitive Verb

tui, tuitui ~a ~nga

stockings Noun

piriwae (takenga mai: piri - to cling; wae - leg, foot) (kupu kē atu: tōkena)

strand (of cord or rope) Noun

kanoi

strand, ply (of yarn) Noun

io

style seam, style line, design line Noun

maurua whakaniko (takenga mai: maurua - hem; whakaniko - to enhance, ornament, embellish)

suede Noun

kirihunga (takenga mai: kiri - skin; hunga [perehunga] - nap, fluff)

suit (clothing) Noun

hūtu (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

sustainable material, sustainable resource Noun

rawa toitū

sustainable product Noun

hanga toitū (kupu kē atu: hautaonga toitū)

sustainable source Noun

takenga toitū

sustainable, sustainability Noun, Adjective

toitū ~tanga

sweat band Noun

tīpare werawera

sweat pants, track pants Noun

tarau hāwerawera

synthetic fibre Noun

weu horihori (takenga mai: horihori - untrue, false, artificial)

synthetic fibre Noun

kaka horihori (takenga mai: horihori - false, artificial)

t-shirt Noun

tīhāte (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

tack, baste (sewing) Noun, Intransitive Verb

tui rangitahi (takenga mai: tui - to stitch, sew; rangitahi - temporary)

tank top, tightly fitting singlet Noun

hingareti pipiri (takenga mai: hingareti - singlet [kupu mino]; pipiri - to cling)

tapestry Noun, Intransitive Verb

tui raumata (takenga mai: tui - to stitch, sew; raumata - mesh [of a net etc])

tapestry needle Noun

ngira tui raumata

tatting hook, tatting shuttle Noun

pīhuka whakaniko pūtikitiki (takenga mai: whakaniko - to embellish; pūtikitiki - to knot together)

tatting, knot craft Noun

whakaniko pūtikitiki (takenga mai: whakaniko - to embellish; pūtikitiki - to knot together)

thimble Noun, Noun

hūhimati (takenga mai: hūhi - cover; mati - finger)

thread guide (sewing) Noun

taki miro (takenga mai: taki - to lead, guide; miro - thread)

thread take-up (sewing) Noun

nanao miro (takenga mai: nanao - to grasp, grab; miro - thread)

thread tension (sewing) Noun

renarena aho (takenga mai: renarena - tightness, tautness, tension)

thread, twisted cord, to spin, twist Noun, Transitive Verb

miro ~a (kupu kē atu: aho)

three strand cord or rope Noun

whiri kawe

tie around, wrap around (thread, yarn) Transitive Verb

rawe ~a (kupu kē atu: tākai)

toggle fastener Noun

mātiti (takenga mai: mātiti - peg for tightening or securing something)

track top, sweat shirt Noun

hāte hāwerawera

trim (sewing) Noun

piriniko (takenga mai: piri - to stick, adhere; niko [whakaniko] - to enhance, embellish)

trousers, pants Noun

tarau (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

truncated gloves, fingerless gloves Noun

komoringa pore

tuck, pleat (sewing) Noun, Transitive Verb

kōnumi ~a (takenga mai: kōnumi - to fold, overlap, double back)

turban Noun

tēpana (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: tākai māhunga)

twill tape (sewing) Noun

hererīpene (takenga mai: here - to tie up, bind; here [tauhere] - binding; rīpene - ribbon [kupu mino])

twist a cord by rubbing the strands on the thigh Noun, Transitive Verb

miri ~a ~nga (kupu kē atu: tāmiro)

twist together, bind (threads) Noun, Transitive Verb

rangitāmiro ~hia (kupu kē atu: kārure)

two strand cord or rope Noun

tāwai

underpants, panties, knickers, briefs Noun

tarau roto

underwear, undergarment, underclothes Noun

kahuroto (takenga mai: kahu - garment, clothing; roto - inside)

upholstery, upholster Noun, Transitive Verb

huihi ~a (takenga mai: huihi - to cover)

useful, fit for purpose Noun, Intransitive Verb, Adjective

whaitake

velcro Noun

piripiri (takenga mai: piripiri - a creeping burr; piri - stick, cling, adhere)

velvet (fabric) Noun

papamōnehu (takenga mai: papa [papanga] - fabric; mōnehu - the fine rusty pubescence on the unexpanded fronds of bracken and other ferns)

vest Noun

kahutumu (takenga mai: kahu - clothing, garment; tumu - trunk of body)

vinyl (fabric) Noun

tapeha (takenga mai: tapeha - rind, bark, skin)

waistcoat Noun

wēkoti (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

warp ( in weaving) Noun

whenu

waterproof Intransitive Verb, Adjective

pītongatonga (takenga mai: pītongatonga - impervious, impermeable)

weft (in weaving) Noun

aho

whārahi tuitui Noun

stitch width

wool Noun

wūru (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

worn out (of fabric) Intransitive Verb, Adjective

petapeta

woven fabric Noun

papanga raranga (kupu kē atu: papanga whatu)

yarn, thread Noun

aho (kupu kē atu: miro)

yoke (sewing) Noun

pakihoi (takenga mai: paki -kilt, apron, skirt; hoi - fullness of a cloak to fit over the shoulders)

zigzag stitch Noun

tuinga kōpekapeka

zip, zipper Noun

nihokati (takenga mai: niho - teeth; kati - to close) (kupu kē atu: kōtui)