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2. 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 ...

3. Stitching awl - Wikipedia

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   It is a thin, tapered metal shaft, coming to a sharp point, either straight or slightly bent. These shafts are often in the form of interchangeable needles. They usually have an eye piercing at the pointed end to aid in drawing thread through holes for the purpose of manual lockstitch sewing, in which case it is also called a sewing awl ...

4. Hole punch - Wikipedia

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   A hole punch, also known as hole puncher, or paper puncher, is an office tool that is used to create holes in sheets of paper, often for the purpose of collecting the sheets in a binder or folder (such collected sheets are called loose leaves). A hole punch can also refer to similar tools for other materials, such as leather, cloth, or sheets ...

5. Schiffli embroidery machine - Wikipedia

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   However hand machines were clearly in decline after 1890. Schiffli machines were also used to create certain types of lace. Broderie anglaise is created using embroidery and a boring tool. So called chemical lace (German: Ätzspitze) is embroidered onto a type of fabric, a foundation, that is later dissolved. Plauen, Germany was well known for ...

6. Glossary of sewing terms - Wikipedia

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   It is often done by hand, but it is also possible to darn with a sewing machine. Hand darning employs the darning stitch, a simple running stitch in which the thread is "woven" in rows along the grain of the fabric, with the stitcher reversing direction at the end of each row, and then filling in the framework thus created, as if weaving. 2.

7. Punch (tool) - Wikipedia

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   A punch is a tool used to indent or create a hole through a hard surface. They usually consist of a hard metal rod with a narrow tip at one end and a broad flat "butt" at the other. When used, the narrower end is pointed against a target surface and the broad end is struck with a hammer or mallet , causing the blunt force of the blow to be ...