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A special loose loop stitch used for this purpose is called a 'tack' or 'tailor's tack'. This is often done through two opposing layers of the same fabric so that when the threads are snipped between the layers the stitches will be in exactly the same places for both layers thus saving time having to chalk and tack the other layer.
tailor-made (from the second half of the twentieth century usually simplified to tailored) refers to clothing made by or in the style of clothes made by a tailor, characterized by simplicity of cut and trim and fine (often hand) finishing; as a women's clothing style tailored is opposed to dressmaker. thread Thread is a fine type of yarn. thimble
Long leg bottoms made out of any fabric with elastic at the bottom joggers, [21] jogging bottoms, tracksuit bottoms [22] joggers, [24] pants Long leg bottoms
Cross-stitch is a form of sewing and a popular form of counted-thread embroidery in which X-shaped stitches (called cross stitches) in a tiled, raster-like pattern are used to form a picture. The stitcher counts the threads on a piece of evenweave fabric (such as linen ) in each direction so that the stitches are of uniform size and appearance.
A thimble Der Fingerhüter (Thimblemaker) from Das Ständebuch by Jost Amman, 1568. A thimble is a small pitted cup worn on the finger that protects it from being pricked or poked by a needle while sewing.
That man is the owner and tailor Fidel Aquino, a 73-year-old native of the Dominican Republic. “I enjoy working,” he said, gesturing with the fervor of a high school student. ”My work is ...
Red and cream rickrack trim on a calico half-apron [1]. Rickrack is a flat piece of braided trim, shaped like a zigzag.It is used as a decorative element in clothes or curtains. [2]
The Wellington boot was a cavalry boot devised by the Duke of Wellington, originally made from leather, but now normally rubber. The Stetson hat is named after the founder of the John B. Stetson Company. The Mackintosh is a waterproof coat made from rubberised fabric, named after its inventor Charles Macintosh.