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2. Presser foot - Wikipedia

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   A sewing machine presser foot. A presser foot is an attachment used with sewing machines to hold fabric flat as it is fed through the machine and stitched. Sewing machines have feed dogs in the bed of the machine to provide traction and move the fabric as it is fed through the machine, while the sewer provides extra support for the fabric by guiding it with one hand.

3. Singer puzzle box - Wikipedia

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   A Singer puzzle box is a collection of accessories for a sewing machine. Produced by the Singer Manufacturing Company during the 19th and 20th centuries, these neat and compact kits provide supplies and attachments for easing many common sewing tasks. At the time they were called 'Style' boxes, and were numbered consecutively from 1 ("Style No ...

4. 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

5. Sewing - Wikipedia

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   The spread of sewing machine technology to industrialized economies around the world meant the spread of Western-style sewing methods and clothing styles as well. In Japan, traditional clothing was sewn together with running stitch that could be removed so that the clothing could be taken apart and the assorted pieces laundered separately.

6. Walking foot - Wikipedia

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   Walking foot. A walking foot is a mechanism for feeding the workpiece through a sewing machine as it is being stitched. It is most useful for sewing heavy materials where needle feed is mechanically inadequate, for spongy or cushioned materials where lifting the foot out of contact with the material helps in the feeding action, and for sewing many layers together where a drop feed will cause ...

7. Bridgeport (machine tool brand) - Wikipedia

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   Machine tapers for tool holding included Morse tapers (on early models) and the R8 taper (a widely used standard that Bridgeport created) on most models. Both Morse and R8 allowed for both collets and solid holders, and a drill chuck could be held by either of the latter. Currently R8 and Erickson #30 Quick Change tool holders are available.

8. The 3 Most Overpriced Cities in America, According to Gen Z ...

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   Here, the median home size for October listings was 1,749 square feet, and the sale price was $712 per square foot. Approximately 29% of 25- to 34-year olds called LA overpriced in the survey.

9. Sewing machine - Wikipedia

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   Diagram of a modern sewing machine Animation of a modern sewing machine as it stitches. A sewing machine is a machine used to sew fabric and materials together with thread. Sewing machines were invented during the first Industrial Revolution to decrease the amount of manual sewing work performed in clothing companies.