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  2. Sewing machine - Wikipedia

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    Since the invention of the first sewing machine, generally considered to have been the work of Englishman Thomas Saint in 1790, [1] the sewing machine has greatly improved the efficiency and productivity of the clothing industry. Home sewing machines are designed for one person to sew individual items while using a single stitch type at a time ...

  3. List of sewing stitches - Wikipedia

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    types of hand sewing stitches. This is a list of stitches used in hand and machine sewing. The most common standard for stitches in the apparel industry is ASTM International ASTM D6193-16(2020) [1] The standard also covers various types of seams. Under this classification of stitches there are basic groups as follows: Class 100 - Single Thread ...

  4. Lockstitch - Wikipedia

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    Most industrial lockstitch machines sew only a straight line of stitches. Industrial zig-zag machines are available but uncommon, and there are essentially no fancy-pattern stitching industrial machines other than dedicated embroidery and edge decoration machines. Even something as simple as a bar-tack or a buttonhole stitch is usually done by ...

  5. Sewing - Wikipedia

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    The spread of sewing machine technology to industrialized economies around the world meant the spread of Western-style sewing methods and clothing styles as well. In Japan, traditional clothing was sewn together with running stitch that could be removed so that the clothing could be taken apart and the assorted pieces laundered separately.

  6. Stitch (textile arts) - Wikipedia

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    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]

  7. Machine embroidery - Wikipedia

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    In free-motion machine embroidery, embroidered designs are created by using a basic zigzag sewing machine. As this type of machine is used primarily for tailoring, it lacks the automated features of a specialized machine. The first zigzag sewing machine was patented by Helen Blanchard. [2]

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    The French “whale” who bet $30 million on a Trump White House win via Polymarket has raked in $48 million in profits on the wager, according to the crypto-based betting platform.

  9. Bobbin driver - Wikipedia

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    Vibrating shuttle machines reciprocate their shuttle through a short arc. The earliest vibrating shuttles used boat-shaped shuttles, but bullet-shaped shuttles soon replaced them. The design was popularized in the White Sewing Machine Company's 'White Sewing Machine' and Singer's 27-series machines. [5] Now obsolete. [6]