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Record 1 1994-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pleasure Boating and Yachting
CONT

A quicker method of edge joining is to use a single row of stitches with a round seam. ... The edges are first turn towards what will be the inside. A patch is fixed. ... The ... damage is squared up and the edges turned out, while the patch edges are turned in.

CONT

Round seam is used where greater strength is required, the stitches passing through four thicknesses of the cloth instead of two.

CONT

In [a] round seam, the direction of sewing is always toward the hook.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Yachting et navigation de plaisance
DEF

Couture simple qui assemble les lais des toiles à voiles, lais à lais : on ne s'en sert que pour les menues voiles.

OBS

[Elle] se pratique en bordure de toiles mais celles-ci sont alors maintenues relevées au lieu d'être présentées à plat.

Spanish

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