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  2. Interfacing - Wikipedia

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    Interfacing used to reinforce a hem. Interfacing is a textile used on the unseen or "wrong" side of fabrics to make an area of a garment more rigid. Interfacings can be used to: [1] stiffen or add body to fabric, such as the interfacing used in shirt collars and cuffs. strengthen a certain area of the fabric, for instance where buttonholes will ...

  3. Tack (sewing) - Wikipedia

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    In sewing, to tack or baste is to sew quick, temporary stitches that will later be removed. Tacking is used for a variety of reasons, such as holding a seam in place until it is sewn properly, or transferring pattern markings onto the garment. Tacking is typically sewn using a specialised tacking thread, which may snap easily in order for it to ...

  4. Shearing (textiles) - Wikipedia

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    Shearing (textiles) Shearing is a kind of mechanical finish in which the appearance of the fabric is enhanced by cutting the loops or raised surface to a uniform and even height. The machine may have a spiral blade similar to a grass cutting machine. [1] [2] A Shearing machine can cut the loop or the pile to a desired level. [3]

  5. 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.

  6. Feed dog - Wikipedia

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    Action. A set of feed dogs typically resembles two or three short, thin metal bars, crosscut with diagonal teeth, which move both front to back and up and down in slots in a sewing machine's needle plate: front to back to advance fabric gripped between the dogs and the presser foot toward the needle, and up and down to recess at the end of their stroke, release the fabric, and remain recessed ...

  7. Sewing Machine Combination - Wikipedia

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    The Sewing Machine Combination or the Sewing Machine Trust was the first patent pool in US history. It was formed by the "Albany Agreement" of 24 October 1856 and lasted until its last patent expired in 1877. [1] [2] [3] It existed for the purpose of reducing the licensing and litigation overhead being imposed by the patent thicket known as the ...