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  2. Overlock - Wikipedia

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    The purl stitch. An overlock is a kind of stitch that sews over the edge of one or two pieces of cloth for edging, hemming, or seaming.Usually an overlock sewing machine will cut the edges of the cloth as they are fed through (such machines being called sergers in North America), though some are made without cutters.

  3. Sewing machine - Wikipedia

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    Overlock, also known as "serging" or "serger stitch", can be formed with two to four threads, one or two needles, and one or two loopers. Overlock sewing machines are usually equipped with knives that trim or create the edge immediately in front of the stitch formation.

  4. Merrow Sewing Machine Company - Wikipedia

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    The Merrow Sewing Machine Company, best known for inventing the overlock sewing machine, is a manufacturer of sewing machines.After the explosion of his gunpowder mill in 1837, in 1838 J.M. Merrow built a knitting mill on the same site.

  5. Sewing needle - Wikipedia

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    A sewing needle. A sewing needle, used for hand-sewing, is a long slender tool with a pointed tip at one end and a hole (or eye) to hold the sewing thread.The earliest needles were made of bone or wood; modern needles are manufactured from high carbon steel wire and are nickel- or 18K gold-plated for corrosion resistance.

  6. Sewing - Wikipedia

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    Sewers working on a simple project need only a few sewing tools, such as flexible measuring tape, needle, thread, cloth, and sewing shears, but there are many helpful sewing aids and specialized tools available. Rotary cutters may also be used for cutting fabric, usually used with a cutting mat to protect other surfaces from being damaged. Seam ...

  7. Sewing machine needle - Wikipedia

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    Designed with an extra strong shaft and with a tapered point to penetrate multiple layers of woven fabrics without breaking and without shredding either the thread or the fabric being sewn. Serger/ Industrial: These needles can only be used in serger and overlocking machines. Microtex/ Sharps: More slender and sharper than the universal needle.