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2. Sewing machine needle - Wikipedia

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   These needles can only be used in serger and overlocking machines. Microtex/ Sharps: More slender and sharper than the universal needle. Suitable for fine woven fabrics, but also compatible for quilting and appliqué. Stretch: These needles are intended for use on fabrics with a significant amount of Spandex or similar fabric content. Rounded ...

3. Machine embroidery - Wikipedia

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   Commercial machine embroidery in chain stitch on a voile curtain, China, early 21st century. Machine embroidery is an embroidery process whereby a sewing machine or embroidery machine is used to create patterns on textiles. It is used commercially in product branding, corporate advertising, and uniform adornment.

4. Punch needle - Wikipedia

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   A punch needle stitch is made by forcing the needle through the weave of the fabric, creating a loop that is kept in place by friction. [1] [5] [7] The tool is held so that the eye of the needle stays on the opposite side of the direction of the stitch. [1] [4] [8] Punch needle embroidery is typically worked from the front of the fabric. On the ...

5. Embroidery - Wikipedia

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   An embroidery hoop. A needle is the main stitching tool in embroidery, and comes in various sizes and types. [33] In both canvas work and surface embroidery an embroidery hoop or frame can be used to stretch the material and ensure even stitching tension that prevents pattern distortion. [34]

6. Sewing machine - Wikipedia

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   A needle feed, used only in industrial machines, moves the material while the needle is in the material. In fact, the needle may be the primary feeding force. Some implementations of needle feed rock the axis of needle motion back and forth, while other implementations keep the axis vertical while moving it forward and back.

7. Embroidery stitch - Wikipedia

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   Bangladesh's Nakshi Kantha embroidery. An illustration of the buttonhole stitch. In everyday language, a stitch in the context of embroidery or hand-sewing is defined as the movement of the embroidery needle from the back of the fibre to the front side and back to the back side. [1] The thread stroke on the front side produced by this is also ...