enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Helping hand (tool) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helping_hand_(tool)

   The principle of using a helping hand requires the fixation of a work piece, so that the user can use his body or extremities with total freedom of movement. A similar example is a vise. There are various types of hand tools and similar instruments for assistance or temporary support for work, crafts and even for other tools, such as: Clamp ...

3. Hand embroidery machine - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_Embroidery_Machine

   The hand embroidery machine consists of a large frame, suspended vertically, on which the fabric is stretched. Two sets of clamps, one on either side of the fabric, alternately pass the needles from the front side to the back side. Fig. 3. Hand embroidery machine, side view. See text for description

4. Hand tool - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_tool

   A hand tool is any tool that is powered by hand rather than a motor. [1] Categories of hand tools include wrenches, pliers, cutters, files, striking tools, struck or hammered tools, screwdrivers, vises, clamps, snips, hacksaws, drills, and knives. Outdoor tools such as garden forks, pruning shears, and rakes are

5. Rug hooking - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rug_hooking

   The latch hook tool traces its origin to the invention of the latch needle. Invented in 1847, the latch needle was part of a knitting machine that wrapped yarn around the latch and pushed through a canvas before pulling it through and knotting the yarn to the canvas. [6] In the 1920s, the tool was created by combining the hand hook with the ...

6. Sewing needle - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.

7. Embroidery hoops and frames - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embroidery_hoops_and_frames

   Embroidery hoops come in various sizes and are generally small enough to control with one hand and rest in the lap. Hoops were originally made of wood, bone, or ivory; [1] modern hoops are made of wood or plastic. [2] Hoops may be attached to a table-top or floor stand when both hands must be free for sewing, as in making tambour lace. Standing ...