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  2. Bias tape - Wikipedia

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    Extra-wide double-fold bias tape being sewn as a binding on a decorative quilt An example of single-fold bias tape An example of double-fold bias tape Commercial bias binding foot fed with bias binding, producing bias binding tape. Bias tape or bias binding is a narrow strip of fabric, typically plain weave, cut on the bias. As the weave of ...

  3. Grain (textile) - Wikipedia

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    A garment made of woven fabric is said to be "cut on the bias" when the fabric's warp and weft threads are on one of the bias grains. Woven fabric is more elastic as well as more fluid in the bias direction, compared to the straight and cross grains. This property facilitates garments and garment details that require extra elasticity ...

  4. Binding (sewing) - Wikipedia

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    Extra wide double fold bias tape being sewn as a binding for a decorative quilt. In sewing, binding is used as both a noun and a verb to refer to finishing a seam or hem of a garment, usually by rolling or pressing then stitching on an edging or trim. [1]

  5. Twist per inch - Wikipedia

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    Twist is needed in yarn to hold the fibres together, and is added in the spinning and plying processes. [2] The amount of twist varies depending on the fibre, thickness of yarn, preparation of fibre, manner of spinning, and the desired result. [2]

  6. Units of textile measurement - Wikipedia

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    Textile fibers, threads, yarns and fabrics are measured in a multiplicity of units.. A fiber, a single filament of natural material, such as cotton, linen or wool, or artificial material such as nylon, polyester, metal or mineral fiber, or human-made cellulosic fibre like viscose, Modal, Lyocell or other rayon fiber is measured in terms of linear mass density, the weight of a given length of ...

  7. Haberdasher - Wikipedia

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    In British English, a haberdasher is a business or person who sells small articles for sewing, dressmaking and knitting, such as buttons, ribbons, and zippers; [1] in the United States, the term refers instead to a men's clothing store that sells suits, shirts, neckties, men's dress shoes, and other items.

  8. Bolt (cloth) - Wikipedia

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    A measure of length, usually for fabric. A bolt of wallpaper equals 16 yd and a bolt of fabric equals 40 yd. Harder, Frances (2004). Fashion for Profit: A Professional's Complete Guide to Designing, Manufacturing, & Marketing a Successful Line. Frances Harder. p. 110. ISBN 9780972776318. Lee, Jaeil; Steen, Camille (2014).

  9. Gauge (knitting) - Wikipedia

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    The gauge of a knitted fabric depends on the pattern of stitches in the fabric, the kind of yarn, the size of knitting needles, and the tension of the individual knitter (i.e., how much yarn they allow between stitches).