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  2. 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.

  3. Sewing table - Wikipedia

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    A sewing table or work table is a table or desk used for sewing. Generally it has large amounts of space and a full set of sewing tools. Nearby there will be a chair and a waste bin. A common attachment is a dropleaf to give expanded space. Other attachments can be a cloth bag for storing sewing materials, drawers, or shelves. History

  4. Sewing - Wikipedia

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    Seated woman sewing a kimono, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, in the early 19th century. Different cultures have developed diverse sewing techniques, from methods of cutting fabric to types of stitches. Sewing has an ancient history estimated to begin during the Paleolithic Era. Sewing was used to stitch together animal hides for clothing and for shelter.

  5. Pattern (sewing) - Wikipedia

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    Sewing patterns typically include standard symbols and marks that guide the cutter and/or sewer in cutting and assembling the pieces of the pattern. Patterns may use: Notches, to indicate: Seam allowances. (not all patterns include allowances) Centerlines and other lines important to the fit like the waistline, hip, breast, shoulder tip, etc.

  6. Cutting - Wikipedia

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    Cutting is the separation or opening of a physical object, into two or more portions, through the application of an acutely directed force. Implements commonly used for cutting are the knife and saw , or in medicine and science the scalpel and microtome .

  7. Sewing machine - Wikipedia

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    A sewing machine is a machine used to sew fabric and materials together with thread. Sewing machines were invented during the first Industrial Revolution to decrease the amount of manual sewing work performed in clothing companies. Since the invention of the first sewing machine, generally considered to have been the work of Englishman Thomas ...

  8. History of sewing patterns - Wikipedia

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    History of sewing patterns. A sewing pattern is the template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto woven or knitted fabrics before being cut out and assembled. Patterns are usually made of paper, and are sometimes made of sturdier materials like paperboard or cardboard if they need to be more robust to withstand repeated use.

  9. Scissors - Wikipedia

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    With long blades and pointed tips, designed to cut long, straight, smooth cuts in a variety of materials, and to get into small areas with the tips. In sewing applications they are primarily used for non-fabric cutting applications, such as cutting out paper patterns. Applique scissors

  10. Lutterloh (sewing) - Wikipedia

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    Lutterloh-System is a pattern-drafting system intended for home pattern-cutting sewing. It was developed in Germany in the 1935 by Luise Aigenberger - later Lutterloh.

  11. Glossary of sewing terms - Wikipedia

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    Serging is the binding-off of an edge of cloth. 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).