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Sewing

The craft of stitching fabrics together to make cloths or other textile objects.

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Sewing

suffolk puff

Hobbies; Sewing

Yo-yo is made by running stitches around the edge of a circle of fabric and pulling them tight to draw the fabric up. Turning the edge of the fabric over as you stitch, towards the wrong side, gives ...

rosette

Hobbies; Sewing

Yo-yo is made by running stitches around the edge of a circle of fabric and pulling them tight to draw the fabric up. Turning the edge of the fabric over as you stitch, towards the wrong side, gives ...

zig-zag stitch

Hobbies; Sewing

The stitch can be used for decorative purpose or for tidy up of seams; adjusting width and length allows you to achieve all sorts of effects; some modern machines allow patterns that involve zig-zag ...

zip

Hobbies; Sewing

These are a closure method that uses 2 parallel rows of teeth that are attached to fabric tape. These are then stitched into an opening and closed using a slider which locks the teeth together. ...

zipper foot

Hobbies; Sewing

A sewing machine attachment designed for installing zippers; the design of the foot allows the needle to stitch close to items such as zippers and cording.

Wash away stabilizer

Hobbies; Sewing

Provides support to a fabric, then dissolves in water. It is especially useful when embroidering onto fabric.

Underline

Hobbies; Sewing

A second layer of fabric is cut from the pattern and positioned under the fashion fabric. The two layers are then sewn as one.

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