Scallops

 Scallops - a decorative element, which is used not only in the tailoring business, but also in painting, engraving, architecture, cooking and other areas. Known in several variations: as a fringe adorning the bottom of the shirt and sleeves, curved edge folds, frills, collars or in the form of falling diaper-like lace, sewn to the different parts of the costume. Scallops were made in two ways: simple excision or excision and subsequent overcast thread. Was a member of both male and female clothing. Commoners were scallops with a simple pattern (triangles, ovals), while the more affluent class could afford complex variations in the shape of flowers, insects, leaves, etc. Appeared in ancient times as a natural bundles, which the ancient Romans and Greeks used to decorate the heads of sacrificial animals, buildings during the holidays.