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2. Sewing machine needle - Wikipedia

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   Domestic sewing machines, designed for use in homes as opposed to commercial sewing operations, use a common needle type (including a standardized length, as well as shank shape and diameter) referred to as "Groz-Beckert 130 / 705," "HAx1" or "15x1" needles. [2] Needles labeled as "universal" needles are of this type and are generally the type ...

3. Sewing needle - Wikipedia

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   Needles used for hand sewing [clarification needed] Thread through the eye of a No.5 sharp needle. Hand-sewing needles come in a variety of types/classes designed according to their intended use. With each type also varying in size. [3] Sharp needles: used for general hand sewing; built with a sharp point, a round eye, and are of medium length.

4. Pincushion - Wikipedia

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   A pincushion (or pin cushion) is a small, stuffed cushion, typically 3–5 cm (1.2–2.0 in) across, which is used in sewing to store pins or needles with their heads protruding to take hold of them easily, collect them, and keep them organized. Pincushions are typically filled tightly with stuffing to hold pins rigidly in place.

5. Lockstitch - Wikipedia

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   To make one stitch, the machine lowers the threaded needle through the cloth into the bobbin area, where a rotating hook (or other hooking mechanism) catches the upper thread at the point just after it goes through the needle. The hook mechanism carries the upper thread entirely around the bobbin case so that it has made one wrap of the bobbin ...

6. Gauge (knitting) - Wikipedia

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   The machine's gauge is expressed by the number of needles needed to achieve that gauge. B – Used for hand, mechanical, or modern Electronic Flat Machines (Stoll, Shima, Protti, etc.), where gauge is measured in 1-inch (2.5 cm) increments. The machine's gauge is again measured by the number of needles required to achieve that number.

7. Coverstitch - Wikipedia

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   The distance between the needles determines the distance between the lines of straight stitches. Home machines generally offer a narrow setting of 2.5 or 3.5 mm, and a wide setting of 5 mm. Some of the newest home machines permit a 4-thread coverstitch which results in three lines of parallel straight stitches. [1]: 46

8. Singer Featherweight - Wikipedia

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   Foot hemmer – used for hemming, making hemmed and felled seams, and for sewing on lace while hemming; Adjustable hemmer – to make hems from 3/16" to 15/16" wide; Multi-slotted binder – to apply unfolded bias binding 15/16" in width and folded bias bindings in sizes 1–5 (1/4" – 1/2"), or to add piping

9. Stitch (textile arts) - Wikipedia

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   [2] Sewing machine stitches are classified by their structure: Chain stitch, made with one thread; Lockstitch, made with two threads; Overlock, made with one to five threads; Coverstitch, made with two or four threads (a twine) More advanced machine stitches mimic traditional hand stitches using variations on the basic stitches. [2]