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Record 1 2012-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing (General)
  • Sewing Techniques and Stitching
CONT

The multistitch ... Set narrow, it is excellent for edge-finishing fabrics that ravel; at a wider width, for mending, attaching elastic, stitching lapped and abutted seams.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Couture (Généralités)
  • Techniques d'exécution et points de couture
CONT

Le multipoint [...] Réglé étroit, le multipoint finit à merveille les bords des tissus qui s'effilochent; réglé large, il sert à repriser, à fixer les élastiques, à exécuter les coutures rabattues ou encore les coutures de raccord.

Spanish

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