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2. Bachelor button (sewing) - Wikipedia

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   Pilcher's Bachelor Button and box circa 1917. A bachelor button is a button that can be attached without sewing.It uses a stud pressed through fabric and into a top button. [1] [2] They were sold in notion stores in the late 1800s and early 1900s as an emergency repair button.

3. Elizabeth Talford Scott - Wikipedia

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   Upon her retirement, Talford Scott took up quilting again and soon developed her unique style that expanded upon the traditional strip piecing she had learned from her family. [9] In addition to piecework, these new quilts often incorporated embroidery, appliqué, beadwork, sequins, plastic netting, and found objects such as stones, buttons ...

4. List of sewing stitches - Wikipedia

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   Straight stitch – the basic stitch in hand-sewing and embroidery; Tacking stitch (UK, also baste or pin) – quick, temporary stitching intended to be removed; Tent stitch – diagonal embroidery stitch at a 45-degree angle; Topstitch – used on garment edges such as necklines and hems, helps facings stay in place and gives a crisp edge

5. Quilting - Wikipedia

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   Machine quilting needles are very sharp in order to readily pierce layers of quilt and properly sew together the quilt top, batting and backing. Hand quilting needles are traditionally called betweens and are generally smaller and stronger than normal sewing needles. They have a very small eye which prevents any extra bump at the head of the ...

6. Notions (sewing) - Wikipedia

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   In sewing and haberdashery, notions are small objects or accessories, including items that are sewn or otherwise attached to a finished article, such as buttons, snaps, and collar stays. Notions also include the small tools used in sewing, such as needles , thread , pins , marking pens , elastic , and seam rippers .

7. Button - Wikipedia

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   Three plastic sew-through buttons (left) and one shank, fabric-covered button (right) Flat or sew-through buttons have holes through which thread is sewn to attach the button. [24] Flat buttons may be attached by sewing machine rather than by hand and may be used with heavy fabrics by working a thread shank to extend the height of the button ...