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  2. Tape measure - Wikipedia

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    In March 1963, Stanley Tools introduced the PowerLock tape measure series. [20] It was the first to use a molded ABS case, thumb actuated tape lock, and riveted end hook. By 1989, Stanley was producing more than 200,000 tape measures every day. [21] The first commercialized Digital Tape Measure was released by Starrett in 1995 under the ...

  3. Glossary of sewing terms - Wikipedia

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    Sewing is the craft of fastening or attaching objects using stitches made with needle and thread. Sewing is one of the oldest of the textile arts , arising in the Paleolithic Era. Although usually associated with clothing and household linens , sewing is used in a variety of crafts and industries, including shoemaking , upholstery , sailmaking ...

  4. Sewing gauge - Wikipedia

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    A sewing gauge is a ruler, typically 6 inches long, used for measuring short spaces. It is typically a metal scale, marked in both inches and centimeters It is typically a metal scale, marked in both inches and centimeters

  5. Notions (sewing) - Wikipedia

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    In sewing and haberdashery, notions are small objects or accessories, including items that are sewn or otherwise attached to a finished article, such as buttons, snaps, and collar stays. Notions also include the small tools used in sewing, such as needles, thread, pins, marking pens, elastic, and seam rippers.

  6. Hose - Wikipedia

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    A hose is a flexible hollow tube or pipe designed to carry fluids from one location to another, often from a faucet or hydrant. [1]Early hoses were made of leather, although modern hoses are typically made of rubber, canvas, and helically wound wire.

  7. List of measuring instruments - Wikipedia

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    A measuring instrument for lengths: a typical tape measure with both metric and imperial units and two US pennies for comparison A measuring instrument is a device to measure a physical quantity . In the physical sciences , quality assurance , and engineering , measurement is the activity of obtaining and comparing physical quantities of real ...

  8. Seam (sewing) - Wikipedia

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    A Hong Kong seam or Hong Kong finish is a home sewing term [8] for a type of bound seam in which each raw edge of the seam allowance is separately encased in a fabric binding. [9] In couture sewing or tailoring, the binding is usually a bias-cut strip of lightweight lining fabric; in home sewing, commercial bias tape is often used.

  9. Bobbin - Wikipedia

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    A bobbin or spool is a spindle or cylinder, with or without flanges, on which yarn, thread, wire, tape or film is wound. [1] Bobbins are typically found in industrial textile machinery, [2] as well as in sewing machines, fishing reels, tape measures, film rolls, cassette tapes, within electronic and electrical equipment, and for various other ...