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2. Stitch (textile arts) - Wikipedia

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   Examples include: Backstitch; Overcast stitch; Cross stitch; Buttonhole or blanket stitch; Chain stitch; Knot stitch; These stitches and their variations are named according to the position of the needle and direction of sewing (running stitch, backstitch), the form or shape of the stitch (chain stitch, feather stitch) or the purpose of the stitch (tailor's tack, hem stitch).

3. Cross section (geometry) - Wikipedia

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   A plane containing a cross-section of the solid may be referred to as a cutting plane. The shape of the cross-section of a solid may depend upon the orientation of the cutting plane to the solid. For instance, while all the cross-sections of a ball are disks, [2] the cross-sections of a cube depend on how the cutting plane is related to the ...

4. Perforated paper - Wikipedia

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   Perforated paper is most commonly embroidered with cross stitch motifs and borders. Typical uses for such items include ornaments to decorate Christmas trees, bookmarks and greetings cards. It is also used in larger sized sheets to embroider motto sayings to frame and display on the wall.

5. File:Conic Sections.svg - Wikipedia

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   The following 8 pages use this file: Apollonius of Perga; Conic section; Cross section (geometry) Hypatia; Parabola; Relationship between mathematics and physics; Portal:Mathematics/Featured picture/2013 08; Portal:Mathematics/Featured picture archive

6. Glossary of shapes with metaphorical names - Wikipedia

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   Maltese Cross curve [8] Mandorla, almond-shaped (Italian for "almond"), often used as a frame in mediaeval Christian iconography. Mushroom shape, which became infamous as a result of the mushroom cloud [9] Oval (from the Latin "ovum" for egg), a descriptive term applied to several kinds of "rounded" shapes, including the egg shape

7. Geometry - Wikipedia

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   This enlargement of the scope of geometry led to a change of meaning of the word "space", which originally referred to the three-dimensional space of the physical world and its model provided by Euclidean geometry; presently a geometric space, or simply a space is a mathematical structure on which some geometry is defined.

8. Mathematics and art - Wikipedia

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   Mathematics has inspired textile arts such as quilting, knitting, cross-stitch, crochet, embroidery, weaving, Turkish and other carpet-making, as well as kilim. In Islamic art, symmetries are evident in forms as varied as Persian girih and Moroccan zellige tilework, Mughal jali pierced stone screens, and widespread muqarnas vaulting.

9. Cross-stitch - Wikipedia

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   Cross-stitch sampler, Germany Cross stitching using a hoop and showing use of enamel needle minder. Cross-stitch is a form of sewing and a popular form of counted-thread embroidery in which X-shaped stitches (called cross stitches) in a tiled, raster-like pattern are used to form a picture.