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  2. Stitch (textile arts) - Wikipedia

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    Hand-stitches. In the textile arts, a stitch is a single turn or loop of thread, or yarn. Stitches are the fundamental elements of sewing, knitting, embroidery, crochet, and needle lace-making, whether by hand or machine. [1] A variety of stitches, each with one or more names, are used for specific purposes.

  3. Glossary of sewing terms - Wikipedia

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    2. Darning also refers to any of several needlework techniques that are worked using darning stitches, including pattern darning (a type of embroidery), net darning or filet lace, and needle weaving, a drawn thread work technique. [1] darning mushroom A darning mushroom is a tool used for darning clothes, particularly socks. The sock can be ...

  4. List of sewing stitches - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of stitches used in hand and machine sewing. The most common standard for stitches in the apparel industry is ASTM International ASTM D6193-16(2020) [1] The standard also covers various types of seams. Under this classification of stitches there are basic groups as follows: Class 100 - Single Thread Chainstitch; Class 200 - Hand ...

  5. Hand-in-waistcoat - Wikipedia

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    The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries (1812), exhibiting the hand-in-waistcoat gesture. The hand-in-waistcoat (also referred to as hand-inside-vest, hand-in-jacket, hand-held-in, or hidden hand) is a gesture commonly found in portraiture during the 18th and 19th centuries.

  6. Seam (sewing) - Wikipedia

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    A seam finish is a treatment that secures and neatens the raw edges of a plain seam to prevent raveling, [7] by sewing over the raw edges or enclosing them in some sort of binding.

  7. Knotted stitch - Wikipedia

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    A knotted stitch is a type of decorative embroidery stitches which form three-dimensional knots on the surface of a textile. [1] Common knotted stitches include French knots , coral stitch, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and Pekin knot (also known as Forbidden stitch , Pekin stitch , and seed stitch ) [ 4 ] [ 5 ] which is sometimes also referred as French knot ...

  8. “You Can’t Make This Up”: 30 Retail Workers Recall Their ...

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    Image credits: Flashy_Watercress398 #2. Had a woman berate me for 5 solid minutes about why I was working on Christmas day. I finally said "because of people like *you* that can't plan ahead.

  9. Straight stitch - Wikipedia

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    Kantha stich from Bangladesh Seed stitches (small, detached running stitches) are used on the center ribs of these flower petals. Pattern darning. [1]The straight or running stitch is the basic stitch in hand-sewing and embroidery, on which all other forms of sewing are based.