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2. Piping (sewing) - Wikipedia

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   Cotton day dress edged with contrasting piping, 1836–1840, Victoria and Albert Museum Piping on the armrest of a sofa In sewing, piping is a type of trim or embellishment consisting of a strip of folded fabric so as to form a "pipe" inserted into a seam to define the edges or style lines of a garment or other textile object.

3. Trim (sewing) - Wikipedia

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   Trim or trimming in clothing and home decorating is applied ornament, such as gimp, passementerie, ribbon, ruffles, or, as a verb, to apply such ornament. Before the Industrial Revolution , all trim was made and applied by hand, thus making heavily trimmed furnishings and garments expensive and high-status.

4. Gimp (thread) - Wikipedia

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   Gimp is a narrow ornamental trim used in sewing or embroidery. It is made of silk, wool, polyester, or cotton and is often stiffened with metallic wire or coarse cord running through it. Gimp is used as trimming for dresses, curtains, furniture, etc. Originally the term referred to a thread with a cord or wire in the center, but now is mainly ...

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   The biggest names in textiles are taking on the call of the wild with fabrics, wallpaper, trim and more that embrace natural beauty from palms to butterflies. These Nature-Inspired Textiles Are ...

6. Michaels - Wikipedia

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   Michaels Stores, Inc., more commonly known as Michaels, is a privately held retail chain of American and Canadian arts and crafts store. It is North America's largest provider of arts, crafts, framing, floral and wall décor, and merchandise for makers and do-it-yourself home decorators . [ 2 ]

7. Glossary of sewing terms - Wikipedia

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   To baste is to join fabric together with long removable stitches. bias Bias The bias direction of a piece of woven fabric, usually referred to simply as "the bias", is at 45 degrees to its warp and weft threads. Every piece of woven fabric has two biases, perpendicular to each other. Non-woven fabrics such as felt or interfacing do not have a ...

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9. Fringe (trim) - Wikipedia

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   Fringe trim applied to a reproduction drapery design in the Vermont Senate Chamber of the Vermont State House. Moccasin with fringe. A Fringe is an ornamental textile trim applied to an edge of a textile item, such as drapery, a flag, or epaulettes. Fringe originated as a way of preventing a cut piece of fabric from unraveling when a hemming was