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2. Sewing machine needle - Wikipedia

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   In both cases, a larger number corresponds to a larger, heavier needle. Most sewing machine needles will have packaging that gives both of these numbers in its size description — (e.g. as either 100/16 or 16/100). The length of all sewing machine needles has been standardized and does not require a separate code.

3. Sewing needle - Wikipedia

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   Needles used for hand sewing [clarification needed] Thread through the eye of a No.5 sharp needle. Hand-sewing needles come in a variety of types/classes designed according to their intended use. With each type also varying in size. [3] Sharp needles: used for general hand sewing; built with a sharp point, a round eye, and are of medium length.

4. Lockstitch - Wikipedia

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   Most lockstitch machines made after the 1960s are capable of doing this; older machines achieve the same stitch with a specialist presser foot which moves the fabric beneath the stationary needle. Zigzag stitches are used when a stretchable stitch is required, such as when sewing stretchy fabrics.

5. Quilting - Wikipedia

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   Quilting is the process of joining a minimum of three layers of fabric together either through stitching manually using a needle and thread, or mechanically with a sewing machine or specialised longarm quilting system. An array of stitches is passed through all layers of the fabric to create a three-dimensional padded surface.

6. Thread (yarn) - Wikipedia

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   Some heavier duty threads are given "commercial" size designations in set sizes of 30, 46, 69, 92, 138, 207, 277, 346, 415 and 554 only. Each of these numbers is merely the thread's denier size divided by 10. A commercial size 138 thread has a denier of 1380.

7. Sewing needles - Wikipedia

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