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2. Helping hand (tool) - Wikipedia

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   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

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   The hand embroidery machine is a manually operated embroidery machine. It was widely used in the Swiss embroidery industry during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was also used in the lace industry near Plauen , Germany , [ 4 ] and it played a role in the development of the embroidery industry centered in ...

4. Seam ripper - Wikipedia

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   A seam ripper is a small sewing tool used for cutting and removing stitches. [1] The most common form consists of a handle, shaft and head. The head is usually forked with a cutting surface situated at the base of the fork. In some designs, one side of the fork tapers to a sharp point to allow easier insertion in tight stitching. [2]

5. Hand tool - Wikipedia

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   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

6. Sewing needle - Wikipedia

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   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. Tracing wheel - Wikipedia

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   A tracing wheel, also known as a pattern wheel, pounce wheel, and dart wheel, is an instrument with multiple teeth on a wheel attached to a handle. The teeth can be either serrated or smooth. It is used to transfer markings from sewing patterns onto fabric with or without the use of tracing paper, [1] and can be used to make slotted perforations.