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  2. Pattern grading - Wikipedia

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    Prior to this, sewing patterns were made to fit a specific individual, and were originally made on cloth, and only later on paper. A tailor or dressmaker recorded a customer's measurements on a thin strip of parchment and kept it with the pattern pieces, noting any changes in measurements and adjusting the pattern pieces accordingly.

  3. Marker (ski bindings) - Wikipedia

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    Marker ski bindings from the 1990s to 2000s. In 2007, Marker unveiled a new freeski binding system called the Duke. Complemented by the Jester, the new system redefined the performance parameters for freeride bindings. In 2008, the company released two new bindings, the Baron and the Griffon, that are also based on the Duke system.

  4. Glossary of sewing terms - Wikipedia

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    Serging is the binding-off of an edge of cloth. sewing Sewing is an ancient craft involving the stitching of cloth, leather, animal skins, furs, or other materials, using needle and thread. Its use is nearly universal among human populations and dates back to Paleolithic times (30,000 BC). Sewing predates the weaving of cloth. sewing circle

  5. Ski binding - Wikipedia

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    Bindings allow a certain amount of flexure of the boot position before they release under pressure during a fall. [9] Each binding is set for a DIN value that determines how readily it will release in case of a fall, based on the parameters of the skier's height, weight, age, and ability (rated from one for beginner to three for an advanced skier).

  6. Sewing gauge - Wikipedia

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    A 6" long sewing gauge with a plastic slider. A sewing gauge is a ruler, typically 6 inches long, used for measuring short spaces.It is typically a metal scale, marked in both inches and centimeters with a sliding pointer, similar in use to a caliper.

  7. Stock market today: Indexes end lower as traders look to jobs ...

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    Indexes ended lower on Thursday as traders focused on the coming jobs report. The data is expected to show the US economy added 214,000 new hires, a steep uptick from October's reading.

  8. Ski boot - Wikipedia

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    The introduction of the cable binding started a parallel evolution of binding and boot. The binding looped a strap around the back of the boot to hold it forward into a metal cup at the toe. [ 2 ] Boots with the sole extended rearward to produce a flange for the cable to firmly latch to become common, as did designs with semi-circular ...

  9. File:Cooperative Binding - journal.pcbi.1003106.pdf - Wikipedia

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