---
title: "Fringe"
description: "A fringe is a decorative border of hanging threads or cords, either formed from the fabric’s own threads or made separately and sewn on."
type: Glossary
url: https://teazle.art/glossary/fringe
published: 2026-10-14
updated: 2026-10-14
author: "The Teazle editors"
---

# Fringe

*A fringe is a decorative border of hanging threads or cords, either formed from the fabric’s own threads or made separately and sewn on.*

A fringe can be the [warp](https://teazle.art/glossary/warp.md) left loose at the end of a woven piece, knotted or twisted, or a separate trim from the [passementerie](https://teazle.art/glossary/passementerie.md) maker. Fringe moves with the body, which made it the signature of 1920s dance dresses.


## Sources

1. [Fringe (AAT 300227830)](http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300227830). Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus
2. [Fringe (Q1353860)](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1353860). Wikidata

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