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Needle threader and usage with a needle. Typical needle threader. A needle threader is a device for helping to put thread through the eye of a needle.Many kinds exist, though a common type combines a short length of fine wire bent into a diamond shape, with one corner held by a piece of tinplate or plastic.
Trifolium incarnatum, known as crimson clover [2] or Italian clover, is a species of herbaceous flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to most of Europe. It has been introduced to other areas, including the United States and Japan. This upright annual herb grows to 20–50 cm (8-20") tall, unbranched or branched only at the base.
It claims in the article, "The typical needle threader of this type has the image of a woman in profile stamped into the plate handle." but that is not true. All the ones I have seen, here in the UK, have an image of a man, a warrior, wearing an ancient Greek style helmet. I always assumed it was the face of Theseus, from Greek Mythology fame.
Trifolium alexandrinum (Egyptian clover, berseem clover) [2] is an annual clover cultivated mostly in irrigated sub-tropical regions, and used as leguminous crop. It is an important winter crop in Egypt, where it may have been cultivated since ancient times, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and was introduced into northern India in the early nineteenth century.
Trifolium repens, the white clover, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the bean family Fabaceae (otherwise known as Leguminosae). It is native to Europe , including the British Isles, [ 2 ] and central Asia and is one of the most widely cultivated types of clover .
Trifolium arvense, commonly known as the hare's-foot clover, [1] rabbitfoot clover, [2] stone clover or oldfield clover, is a flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae. This species of clover is native to most of Europe , excluding the Arctic zone, and western Asia , in plain or mid-mountain habitats up to 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) altitude.
Trifolium wormskioldii, a legume, is a perennial herb sometimes taking a matlike form, with decumbent or upright stems. The leaves are made up of leaflets measuring 1 to 3 centimetres (1 ⁄ 2 to 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 inches) long.
Trifolium dubium, the lesser trefoil, [2] suckling clover, [3] little hop clover or lesser hop trefoil, is a flowering plant in the pea and clover family Fabaceae. This species is generally accepted as the primary plant to represent the traditional Irish shamrock .