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  2. Sewing needle - Wikipedia

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    Sewing needle. A sewing needle. A sewing needle, used for hand- sewing, is a long slender tool with a pointed tip at one end and a hole (or eye) to hold the sewing thread. The earliest needles were made of bone or wood; modern needles are manufactured from high carbon steel wire and are nickel - or 18K gold -plated for corrosion resistance.

  3. List of sewing stitches - Wikipedia

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    Straight stitch – the basic stitch in hand-sewing and embroidery. Tacking stitch (UK, also baste or pin) – quick, temporary stitching intended to be removed. Tent stitch – diagonal embroidery stitch at a 45-degree angle. Topstitch – used on garment edges such as necklines and hems, helps facings stay in place and gives a crisp edge.

  4. Sewing machine needle - Wikipedia

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    A sewing machine needle is a specialized needle for use in a sewing machine. A sewing machine needle consists of: [1] shank - clamped by the sewing machine's needle holder. shoulder - where the thick shank tapers down to the shaft. shaft - a length suitable for driving the eye and thread through the material and down to the bobbin.

  5. Saddle stitch - Wikipedia

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    Saddle stitch uses two threads in alternating running stitches through a single line of holes. The holes may be created by the sewing needles themselves in lighter materials, or by an awl, [1] pricking iron, [2] or stitching iron [3] in thicker materials, such as leather. Compared to the more common lockstitch often sewn by machine, breaking ...

  6. Cleopatra's Needles - Wikipedia

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    Cleopatra's Needles. Cleopatra's Needles are a separated pair of ancient Egyptian obelisks now in London and New York City. The obelisks were originally made in Heliopolis (modern Cairo) during the New Kingdom period, inscribed by the 18th dynasty pharaoh Thutmose III and 19th dynasty pharaoh Ramesses II. In 13/12 BCE they were moved to the ...

  7. Lockstitch - Wikipedia

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    The lockstitch uses two threads, an upper and a lower. Lockstitch is named because the two threads, upper and lower, "lock" (entwine) together in the hole in the fabric which they pass through. The upper thread runs from a spool kept on a spindle on top of or next to the machine, through a tension mechanism, through the take-up arm, and finally ...

  8. Henry Milward & Sons - Wikipedia

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    Colonel Henry Milward was a fervent fly angler who decided to mix business with pleasure when he created Milward’s Fishing Tackle Company as part of his centuries -old needle-factory. A dozen workers left needle- and syringe -making to become experts in hooks, flies, devons, spoons and split-cane rods. This remarkable adventure lasted until ...

  9. Stitching awl - Wikipedia

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    A stitching awl is a tool with which holes can be punctured in a variety of materials, or existing holes can be enlarged. It is also used for sewing heavy materials, such as leather or canvas. It is a thin, tapered metal shaft, coming to a sharp point, either straight or slightly bent. These shafts are often in the form of interchangeable needles.

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