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  2. Glossary of sewing terms - Wikipedia

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    This glossary contains terms used in sewing, tailoring and related crafts. For terms used in the creation or manufacturing of textiles, including spinning, knitting, weaving, and individual fabrics and finishing processes, see Glossary of textile manufacturing. For terms used in dyeing, see Glossary of dyeing terms.

  3. Glossary of textile manufacturing - Wikipedia

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    sewing Sewing is an ancient craft involving the stitching of cloth, leather, animal skins, furs, or other materials, using needle and thread. Its use is nearly universal among human populations and dates back to Paleolithic times (30,000 BC). Sewing predates the weaving of cloth. shag Shag (fabric) is typically used to make a deep-pile carpets ...

  4. Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) - Wikipedia

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    This glossary of nautical terms is an alphabetical listing of terms and expressions connected with ships, shipping, seamanship and navigation on water (mostly though not necessarily on the sea). Some remain current, while many date from the 17th to 19th centuries.

  5. Clothing terminology - Wikipedia

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    Sewing terms: cut, hem, armscye, lining; Patternmaking terms: sloper, toile; Methods of manufacture: haute couture, bespoke tailoring, ready-to-wear; Retailers' terms: Size ranges: Small, Medium, Large, XL (Extra Large), XXL (Double Extra Large), Junior, Misses, Petite, Plus Size, Big-and-Tall; Retail seasons: back-to-school, holiday, resort ...

  6. Sewing - Wikipedia

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    Sewing Fisherman's Wife by Anna Ancher, 1890. Sewing is the craft of fastening or attaching objects using stitches made with a sewing needle and thread. Sewing is one of the oldest of the textile arts, arising in the Paleolithic era.

  7. Overlock - Wikipedia

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    Overlock sewing machines usually run at high speeds, from 1000 to 9000 rpm, and most are used in industry for edging, hemming and seaming a variety of fabrics and products. Overlock stitches are extremely versatile, as they can be used for decoration, reinforcement, or construction.

  8. St. Louis Slang - AOL

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    Getty Images If the United States had a belly button, that central spot would be St. Louis, Miss. It has been called the "northern-most of southern and the southern-most of northern" cities with ...

  9. Sashiko - Wikipedia

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    Sashiko (刺し子, lit. 'little stabs') is a type of traditional Japanese embroidery or stitching used for the decorative and/or functional reinforcement of cloth and clothing. Owing to the relatively cheap nature of white cotton thread and the abundant nature of cheap, indigo -dyed blue cloth in historical Japan, sashiko has a distinctive ...

  10. Cut and sew - Wikipedia

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    The term cut and sew is a manufacturing process used in the making of custom garments within the fashion industry. [1] A whole piece of any type of fabric is first placed on a cutting table or run through a cutting machine. A garment piece or shape is then cut out, which is next sent for sewing through the garment assembly.

  11. Category:Sewing - Wikipedia

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    F. Fabric tube turning. Facing (sewing) Feed sack dress. Felled seam. Floating canvas.