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  2. Sewing needle - Wikipedia

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    A sewing needle. A sewing needle, used for hand-sewing, is a long slender tool with a pointed tip at one end and a hole (or eye) to hold the sewing thread.The earliest needles were made of bone or wood; modern needles are manufactured from high carbon steel wire and are nickel- or 18K gold-plated for corrosion resistance.

  3. Sewing - Wikipedia

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    Sewers working on a simple project need only a few sewing tools, such as flexible measuring tape, needle, thread, cloth, and sewing shears, but there are many helpful sewing aids and specialized tools available. Rotary cutters may also be used for cutting fabric, usually used with a cutting mat to protect other surfaces from being damaged. Seam ...

  4. Sewing machine needle - Wikipedia

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    A sewing machine needle is a specialized needle for use in a sewing machine. A sewing machine needle consists of: [1] shank - clamped by the sewing machine's needle holder; shoulder - where the thick shank tapers down to the shaft; shaft - a length suitable for driving the eye and thread through the material and down to the bobbin; groove - cut ...

  5. Stitch (textile arts) - Wikipedia

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    In the textile arts, a stitch is a single turn or loop of thread, or yarn. Stitches are the fundamental elements of sewing, knitting, embroidery, crochet, and needle lace-making, whether by hand or machine. [1] A variety of stitches, each with one or more names, are used for specific purposes.

  6. Glossary of sewing terms - Wikipedia

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    Sewing is the craft of fastening or attaching objects using stitches made with needle and thread. Sewing is one of the oldest of the textile arts , arising in the Paleolithic Era. Although usually associated with clothing and household linens , sewing is used in a variety of crafts and industries, including shoemaking , upholstery , sailmaking ...

  7. Embroidery stitch - Wikipedia

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    Bangladesh's Nakshi Kantha embroidery. An illustration of the buttonhole stitch. In everyday language, a stitch in the context of embroidery or hand-sewing is defined as the movement of the embroidery needle from the back of the fibre to the front side and back to the back side. [1]

  8. Coverstitch - Wikipedia

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    On some garments, the coverstitch is used with the looper thread on the visible side of the garment for emphasis or decoration. [1]: 34–35 A twin needle on a regular sewing machine can be used to imitate a coverstitch by sewing parallel straight stitches on the top side and a zigzag stitch on the reverse. [3]

  9. Thread (yarn) - Wikipedia

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    An assortment of different colors of thread Red thread bobbin Multi-colored stranded embroidery floss. A thread is a long strand of material, often composed of several filaments or fibres, used for joining, creating or decorating textiles. Ancient Egyptians were known for creating thread using plant fibers, wool and hair. [1]

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