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2. Sewing gauge - Wikipedia

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   A 6" long sewing gauge with a plastic slider. 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 with a sliding pointer, similar in use to a caliper.

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. Punch needle - Wikipedia

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   A punch needle stitch is made by forcing the needle through the weave of the fabric, creating a loop that is kept in place by friction. [1] [5] [7] The tool is held so that the eye of the needle stays on the opposite side of the direction of the stitch. [1] [4] [8] Punch needle embroidery is typically worked from the front of the fabric. On the ...

5. Sewing machine needle - Wikipedia

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   The majority of sewing machine needles are made of various grades of hardened steel coated with either nickel or chromium, though certain specialty needles are coated with titanium nitride on top of chromium. Titanium nitride is a reflective golden-colored ceramic material which reduces abrasion allowing the needle to stay sharper longer and ...

6. Knitting needle - Wikipedia

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   A needle gauge makes it possible to determine the size of a knitting needle. Some may also be used to gauge the size of crochet hooks. Most needles come with the size written on them, but with use and time, the label often wears off, and many needles (like double-pointed needles) tend not to be labelled. Needle gauges can be made of any ...

7. Gauge (knitting) - Wikipedia

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   Changing needle size is the best way to control one's own gauge for a given pattern and yarn. Finally, the knitter's tension, or how tightly one knits, can affect the gauge significantly. The gauge can even vary within a single garment , typically with beginning knitters; as knitters become more familiar with a stitch pattern, they become more ...

8. Needlepoint - Wikipedia

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   [9] [10] [11] However, "needlepoint" is not synonymous with all types of embroidery. Because it is stitched on a fabric that is an open grid, needlepoint is not embellishing a fabric, as is the case with most other types of embroidery, but literally the making of a new fabric.

9. Machine embroidery - Wikipedia

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   Commercial machine embroidery in chain stitch on a voile curtain, China, early 21st century. Machine embroidery is an embroidery process whereby a sewing machine or embroidery machine is used to create patterns on textiles. It is used commercially in product branding, corporate advertising, and uniform adornment.