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2. Clothes iron - Wikipedia

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   A clothes iron (also flatiron, smoothing iron, dry iron, steam iron or simply iron) is a small appliance that, when heated, is used to press clothes to remove wrinkles and unwanted creases. Domestic irons generally range in operating temperature from between 121 °C (250 °F) to 182 °C (360 °F).

3. Stitching awl - Wikipedia

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   They usually have an eye piercing at the pointed end to aid in drawing thread through holes for the purpose of manual lockstitch sewing, in which case it is also called a sewing awl. Stitching awls are frequently used by shoe repairers and other leatherworkers. Sewing awls are used to make lock stitches.

4. Thimble - Wikipedia

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   A thimble is a small pitted cup worn on the finger that protects it from being pricked or poked by a needle while sewing. The Old English word þȳmel , the ancestor of thimble, is derived from Old English þūma , the ancestor of the English word thumb .

5. Ironing - Wikipedia

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   Ironing is the use of an iron, usually heated, to remove wrinkles and unwanted creases from fabric. [1] The heating is commonly done to a temperature of 180–220 °C (360–430 °F), depending on the fabric. [2] Ironing works by loosening the bonds between the long-chain polymer molecules in the fibres of the material. While the molecules are ...

6. Singer Model 27 and 127 - Wikipedia

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   A sewing machine thus electrified now fit entirely inside a woman-portable carrying case. Electric motors became so common that Singer made provision for them: the model 127/128 'modernized' versions included mounting lugs for a motor, whereas earlier models had to be drilled and tapped.

7. Why we need to stop buying clothes - AOL

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   She launched her own business, Rebel Patch, selling bespoke, artist-designed iron-on patches to repair holes in clothes, and began teaching others how to mend – eventually running workshops that ...