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2. Retford family (bow-makers) - Wikipedia

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   William Charles Retford (1875–1970) and William R. Retford (1899–1960) were English musical instrument bow-makers, working for the firm of W.E. Hill & Sons. Retford is recognized as developing the Hill bow, along with Alfred Hill. William C. Retford was a perfectionist who became known as the best bow craftsman of his time.

3. Filet crochet - Wikipedia

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   Filet crochet. Filet crochet is a type of crocheted fabric that imitates filet lace. This type of crocheted lace is gridlike because it uses only two crochet stitches: the chain stitch and the double crochet stitch (U.S. terminology; known in some other countries as chain stitch and treble). Old filet patterns used a treble or triple stitch ...

4. Dominique Peccatte - Wikipedia

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   Dominique Peccatte (15 July 1810 – 13 January 1874) was a French luthier and above all a renowned bow maker. [1] He was apprenticed in Mirecourt and later worked with Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume. He is notable for adapting the "hatchet-shaped" type head — a model arrived at by Tourte — and is

5. Crochet - Wikipedia

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   As well as books and classes, there are YouTube tutorials and TikTok videos to help people who may need a clearer explanation to learn how to crochet. [ 23 ] Filet crochet , Tunisian crochet , tapestry crochet , broomstick lace , hairpin lace , cro-hooking , and Irish crochet are all variants of the basic crochet method.

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7. Bow maker - Wikipedia

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   Up until the standardization of the bow by François Tourte in 1785, most bows with rare exceptions remained anonymous (before 1750). [3] And although François Tourte attained an enormous measure of fame in his own lifetime, the tradition of the anonymous bow maker was still so strong that theorists like Woldemar and Fetis called Tourte's new-model bow not the Tourte bow but the Viotti bow ...

8. Joseph Henry (bow maker) - Wikipedia

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   Peccatte passed on to Henry and Simon his teachings from Persoit (Persois) regarding the cambering of the bow (the shaping and imprinting of the curve of the bow). This collaboration gave rise to what is considered to be the best wood-bending school in France: Persoit-Peccatte-Henry-Simon. 150-200 years later, it is difficult to find a bow made ...

9. Recurve bow - Wikipedia

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   Self bows, composite bows, and laminated bows using the recurve form are still made and used by bowyers, amateurs, and professional archers. The unqualified phrase "recurve bow" or just "a recurve" in modern archery circles usually refers to a typical modern recurve bow, as used by archers in the Olympics and many other competitive events.