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2. Sewing machine needle - Wikipedia

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   Parts of a sewing machine needle and comparison of several types of needle points and parts. A sewing machine needle is a specialized needle for use in a sewing machine. A sewing machine needle consists of: [1] shank - clamped by the sewing machine's needle holder; shoulder - where the thick shank tapers down to the shaft; shaft - a length ...

3. 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.

4. Torrington Company - Wikipedia

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   In 1866, Hopson and Brooks sold the patent to the machine to seven businessmen in Wolcottville, Connecticut (a neighborhood in Torrington), for $5,000 and 100 out of the 800 shares in the newly created Excelsior Needle Company. [3] By the mid-1870s, the Excelsior Needle Company was producing over 30,000 needles a day. [3]

5. List of sewing stitches - Wikipedia

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   types of hand sewing stitches. This is a list of stitches used in hand and machine sewing. The most common standard for stitches in the apparel industry is ASTM International ASTM D6193-16(2020) [1] The standard also covers various types of seams. Under this classification of stitches there are basic groups as follows:

6. Bar tack - Wikipedia

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   The bar commonly varies between 1 ⁄ 16 to 1 ⁄ 8 inch (1.6 to 3.2 mm) in width and 1 ⁄ 4 to 3 ⁄ 8 inch (6.4 to 9.5 mm) in length. In some garments, such as jeans, the bar tack will be sewn in a contrasting color. Similar stitches to the bar tack include the arrowhead tack and crow's foot tack. [5]

7. Henry Milward & Sons - Wikipedia

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   The earliest reference to the Milward family in connection with needle making is a James Milward who was a needle maker on Fish Hill in 1676. Symon Milward created the company of Henry Milward & Sons aka Milward's Needles (Milward's) in 1730 at the age of 40, in Redditch, United Kingdom. It was however, his son Henry who takes credit for the ...