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2. History of sewing patterns - Wikipedia

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   History of sewing patterns. A sewing pattern is the template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto woven or knitted fabrics before being cut out and assembled. Patterns are usually made of paper, and are sometimes made of sturdier materials like paperboard or cardboard if they need to be more robust to withstand repeated use.

3. Knitted fabric - Wikipedia

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   When knit wales cross, a cable is formed. Cables patterns tend to draw the fabric together, making it denser and less elastic; [5] Aran sweaters are a common form of knitted cabling. [6] Arbitrarily complex braid patterns can be done in cable knitting. In lace knitting, a pattern is formed by making small, stable holes in the fabric.

4. Fair Isle (technique) - Wikipedia

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   Fair Isle (technique) Fair Isle (/fɛəraɪ̯l/) is a traditional knitting technique used to create patterns with multiple colours. It is named after Fair Isle, one of the Shetland Islands. Fair Isle knitting gained considerable popularity when the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) wore Fair Isle jumpers in public in 1921.

5. Piqué (weaving) - Wikipedia

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   Piqué (weaving) 1830s white cotton marcella skirt. Piqué, or marcella, refers to a weaving style, normally used with cotton yarn, which is characterized by raised parallel cords or geometric designs in the fabric. [ 1] Piqué fabrics vary from semi-sheer dimity to heavy weight waffle cloth. [ 1] Twilled cotton and corded cotton are close ...

6. Pattern (sewing) - Wikipedia

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   Storage of patterns. Fitting a nettle/canvas-fabric on a dress form. In sewing and fashion design, a pattern is the template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto woven or knitted fabrics before being cut out and assembled. Patterns are usually made of paper, and are sometimes made of sturdier materials like paperboard or cardboard ...

7. History of knitting - Wikipedia

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   History of knitting. Madonna Knitting, by Bertram of Minden 1400-1410. 1855 sketch of a shepherd knitting, while watching his flock. The Knitting Woman by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1869. Knitting is the process of using two or more needles to pull and loop yarn into a series of interconnected loops in order to create a finished garment or ...