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SEWING SCISSORS [1 record]

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Record 1 2013-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
DEF

Scissors of all sizes and shapes made specifically for various sewing tasks, for domestic or professional usage.

CONT

Specialized scissors include sewing scissors, which often have one sharp point and one blunt point for intricate cutting of fabric ...

OBS

Examples of sewing scissors are fabric shears (large sewing scissors), embroidery scissors and snips (very small scissors).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
DEF

Ciseaux de toutes tailles et formes, à usage domestique ou professionnel, qui sont conçus spécialement pour divers travaux de couture.

OBS

Les ciseaux à tissu, les ciseaux à broder, les ciseaux de lingère et les ciseaux coupe fil (très petits ciseaux) sont des exemples de ciseaux de couture.

Spanish

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