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  2. French curve - Wikipedia

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    A set of the three most common French curves, also known as a Burmester set. The bottom object is most commonly used for hyperbolas; the smaller one above it is suited for ellipses. The large one is used mostly for parabolas. [1] A French curve is a template usually made from metal, wood or plastic composed of many different curved segments.

  3. List of sewing stitches - Wikipedia

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    types of hand sewing stitches. This is a list of stitches used in hand and machine sewing. The most common standard for stitches in the apparel industry is ASTM International ASTM D6193-16(2020) [1] The standard also covers various types of seams. Under this classification of stitches there are basic groups as follows:

  4. List of curves - Wikipedia

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    Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... An elementary treatise on cubic and quartic curves by Alfred Barnard Basset (1901) online at ...

  5. Glossary of sewing terms - Wikipedia

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    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

  6. Backstitch - Wikipedia

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    Backstitch or back stitch and its variants stem stitch, outline stitch and split stitch are a class of embroidery and sewing stitches in which individual stitches are made backward to the general direction of sewing. In embroidery, these stitches form lines and are most often used to outline shapes and to add fine detail to an embroidered picture.

  7. Gallery of curves - Wikipedia

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    Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... This is a gallery of curves used in mathematics, by Wikipedia page. See also list of curves. ...

  8. Blind stitch - Wikipedia

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    A blind stitch in sewing is a method of joining two pieces of fabric so that the stitch thread is invisible (or nearly invisible) during the normal use of the finished product. Blind stitching uses a folded edge of the fabric to hide the stitches; therefore, this type of stitch can be used to create a blind hem or to join two folded edges together.

  9. Gather (sewing) - Wikipedia

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    Gathering seams once involved tedious hand sewing of basting, which was time-consuming, especially with heavy fabric. However, finer gathers could be achieved. Now, a quick and easy way to make a gather is to use a wide zigzag stitch with a sewing machine. Both the upper and lower thread are pulled long and placed in front of the sewing machine.