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2. Hem - Wikipedia

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   Hem detail with inscriptions, Saint-John in Crucifixion, Ferrara, by Vicino da Ferrara (1469–70). A hem in sewing is a garment finishing method, where the edge of a piece of cloth is folded and sewn to prevent unravelling of the fabric and to adjust the length of the piece in garments, such as at the end of the sleeve or the bottom of the garment.

3. Karl Friedrich Gegauf - Wikipedia

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   The company included an embroidery and a workshop for the production of a monogram embroidery machine that he invented. In 1892, he developed the first hollow hem sewing machine and received Swiss patent No. 4670. After a fire in 1895, the company concentrated entirely on the production of hollow hem sewing machines.

4. Overlock - Wikipedia

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   The purl stitch. An overlock is a kind of stitch that sews over the edge of one or two pieces of cloth for edging, hemming, or seaming.Usually an overlock sewing machine will cut the edges of the cloth as they are fed through (such machines being called sergers in North America), though some are made without cutters.

5. Singer Featherweight - Wikipedia

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   Singer sewing-machine ruffler attachment. A number of attachments are available for the Featherweight, including the following feet: [13] Foot hemmer – used for hemming, making hemmed and felled seams, and for sewing on lace while hemming; Adjustable hemmer – to make hems from 3/16" to 15/16" wide

6. Blind stitch - Wikipedia

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   A blind stitch in sewing is a method of joining two pieces of fabric so that the stitch thread is invisible (or nearly invisible) during the normal use of the finished product. Blind stitching uses a folded edge of the fabric to hide the stitches; therefore, this type of stitch can be used to create a blind hem or to join two folded edges together.

7. Glossary of sewing terms - Wikipedia

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   hem 1. To hem a piece of cloth (in sewing), a garment worker folds up a cut edge, folds it up again, and then sews it down. The process of hemming thus completely encloses the cut edge in cloth, so that it cannot ravel. 2. A hem is also the edge of cloth hemmed in this manner.