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  2. Emery (rock) - Wikipedia

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    Emery mine on Naxos Island Corundite from the Naxos emery deposits. The corundum is blue, or sapphire. Wet slab, 10 cm (3.9 in) wide. Emery, or corundite, is a dark granular rock used to make an abrasive powder. The rock largely consists of corundum (aluminium oxide), mixed with other minerals. Industrial emery may contain a variety of other ...

  3. Emery - Wikipedia

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    Emery (band), a post-hardcore band from Rock Hill, South Carolina; Emery (name), people with the given or surname; Emery (rock), dark granular rock used to make an abrasive powder Emery board, a type of nail file coated with emery Emery ball, the use of an emery board to alter a sports ball; Emery cloth, an abrasive cloth coated in emery particles

  4. Sandpaper - Wikipedia

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    320 grit emery cloth. Emery cloth is a type of coated abrasive that has emery glued to a cloth backing. It is used for hand metalworking. It may be sold in sheets or in narrow rolls, typically 25 or 50 mm wide, often described as "emery tape". The cloth backing makes emery cloth stronger in tension than paper, but still allows a sheet to be ...

  5. The FABRIC Act - Wikipedia

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    The garment production industry in the United States alone is a $9 billion industry and employs 95,000 people. [2] The increase in outsourcing for cheaper operations on overseas means that this figure only reflects a fraction of the potential labor force and employment opportunity that exists in the US.

  6. Textile - Wikipedia

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    Although cloth is a type of fabric, not all fabrics can be classified as cloth due to differences in their manufacturing processes, physical properties, and intended uses. Materials that are woven, knitted, tufted, or knotted from yarns are referred to as cloth, while wallpaper, plastic upholstery products, carpets, and nonwoven materials are ...

  7. MyMathLab - Wikipedia

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    The homework and practice exercises take advantage of an algorithm to generate problems, so students can have limitless options to practice problems. [9] Another core feature of MyMathLab is the eText book. The eText book can be viewed through a traditional computer or a mobile tablet.

  8. History of clothing and textiles - Wikipedia

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    The 25,000-year-old Venus Figurine "Venus of Lespugue", found in southern France in the Pyrenees, depicts a cloth or twisted fiber skirt. Some other Western Europe figurines were adorned with basket hats or caps, belts were worn at the waist, and a strap of cloth wrapped around the body right above the breast.

  9. 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). Sewing predates the weaving of cloth. sewing circle