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2. Glossary of sewing terms - Wikipedia

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   In sewing and fashion design, a pattern is an original garment from which other garments of a similar style are copied, or the paper or cardboard templates from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric before cutting out and assembling (sometimes called paper patterns). Home sewing patterns are generally printed on tissue paper and ...

3. Rickrack - Wikipedia

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   1861 pattern for a woman's lace collar using Hutton's waved lacet braid 19th-century industrial braiding machine creating rickrack and the Museum of Crafts and Industry, St. Etienne, France In the 1860s, rickrack was known as waved crochet braid or waved lacet braid .

4. Facing (sewing) - Wikipedia

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   In sewing and tailoring, facing is a small piece of fabric, separate or a part of the garment fabric itself, used to finish the fabric edges. This is distinguished from hemming which simply folds the edge over; facing is (or appears to be) a more substantial layer of additional fabric added to the edges of the garment.

5. Lining (sewing) - Wikipedia

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   In sewing and tailoring, a lining is an inner layer of fabric, fur, or other material inserted into clothing, hats, luggage, curtains, handbags and similar items. Linings provide a neat inside finish and conceal interfacing, padding, the raw edges of seams, and other construction details. A lining reduces the wearing strain on clothing ...

6. Shirring - Wikipedia

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   Shirring is a decorative sewing technique that involves stitching together many rows of gathered fabrics. [1] Shirring reduces the size of the original fabric while adding texture to the resulting decorative fabric. [2] A close up of the shirr on the blouse

7. 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.