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2. Glossary of sewing terms - Wikipedia

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   Seam allowances can range from 1/4 inch wide (6.35 mm) to as much as several inches. Commercial patterns for home sewers have seam allowances ranging from 1/4 inch to 5/8 inch. seam ripper A seam ripper is a small tool used for unpicking or cutting stitches. seamstress A seamstress is a woman who sews and finishes garments, as contrasted with a ...

3. Elastic (notion) - Wikipedia

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   Braided elastic, the most common form of elastic, becomes more narrow as it stretches. Stitching or piercing this kind of elastic causes it to quickly lose its ability to return to its original shape (a ball-point sewing needle will minimize this damage). It has distinct parallel ribs along its surface, and is used for hems, swimwear, and leg ...

4. Bar tack - Wikipedia

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   The process for sewing a bar tack is essentially to sew several long, narrowly-spaced stitches along the line of the bar that will be formed, followed by short stitches made perpendicular to the long stitches, through the fabric and over the bar. [4] The bar commonly varies between 1 ⁄ 16 to 1 ⁄ 8 inch (1.6 to 3.2 mm) in width and 1 ⁄ 4 ...

5. Sewing machine needle - Wikipedia

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   In both cases, a larger number corresponds to a larger, heavier needle. Most sewing machine needles will have packaging that gives both of these numbers in its size description — (e.g. as either 100/16 or 16/100). The length of all sewing machine needles has been standardized and does not require a separate code.

6. Needle length for vaccines should vary based on weight. You ...

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   According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it is recommended that women over 200 pounds and men over 260 pounds get shots administered using a 1.5-inch needle, while the needle ...

7. Rubber band - Wikipedia

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   A rubber band ball is a sphere of rubber bands made by using a knotted single band as a starting point and then wrapping rubber bands around the center until the desired size is achieved. The ball is usually made from 100% rubber bands, but some instructions call for using a marble , [ 16 ] a crumpled piece of paper , or a ping-pong ball [ 17 ...