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A knitting needle or knitting pin is a tool in hand-knitting to produce knitted fabrics. They generally have a long shaft and taper at their end, but they are not nearly as sharp as sewing needles . Their purpose is two-fold.
Felt is used extensively in pianos; for example, piano hammers are made of wool felt around a wooden core. The density and springiness of the felt is a major part of what creates a piano's tone. [ 41 ] [ 42 ] As the felt becomes grooved and "packed" with use and age, the tone suffers. [ 43 ]
The Majblomma of 2007. The Majblomma (definite form: Majblomman; Swedish for 'mayflower') is a paper flower pin sold by schoolchildren in Sweden to raise funds for charity. The Mayflower fundraiser was started in Onsala by Beda Hallberg in 1907, [1] and has taken place in April and May every year since.
The origin of the word crewel is unknown but is thought to come from an ancient word describing the curl in the staple, the single hair of the wool. [5] The word crewel in the 1700s meant worsted, a wool yarn with twist, and thus crewel embroidery was not identified with particular styles of designs, but rather was embroidery with the use of this wool thread.
Carding of wool can either be done "in the grease" or not, depending on the type of machine and on the spinner's preference. "In the grease" means that the lanolin that naturally comes with the wool has not been washed out, leaving the wool with a slightly greasy feel. The large drum carders do not tend to get along well with lanolin, so most ...
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Simple five-petal flower icon, self-made by User:AnonMoos based on abstract circle geometry. For other abstract geometric flowers, see Image:Retro-flower-ornaments.svg Converted from a version of the PostScript vector source code listed on image description page of source image File:Five_petal_flower_icon.svg: Date: 1 February 2013, 11:48 (UTC ...