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HAND STITCH [12 records]

Record 1 2018-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing Notions
CONT

A quilting needle comes with a trapped point that will allow you to stitch the fabric layers. The tapering point prevents from damaging the quality of the fabric when you sew. The quilting needle is usually small and hard when compared to typical sewing or hand needles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Articles et accessoires de couture

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing Techniques and Stitching
CONT

Hand quilting is the process of using a needle and thread to sew a running stitch by hand across the entire area to be quilted. This binds the layers together. A quilting frame or hoop is often used to assist in holding the piece being quilted off the quilter's lap.

French

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

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Needle Embroidery
CONT

Silk-ribbon embroidery is a romantic, old art that uses ribbon, embroidery floss, and perle cotton to work beautiful floral motifs and decorative stitch patterns by hand on garments and accessories.

CONT

Ribbon embroidery is not as exact as other forms of needlework. There are as many variations to these stitches as there are designers who use them. The size of the stitch and how they are used (singly, in a row, or in a mass) and the size of the ribbon will all have an effect.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Broderie à l'aiguille
DEF

Broderie de couleur qui s'exécute avec un ruban de soie étroit dont on se sert comme d'un fil.

OBS

Sous le nom de broderie rococo, la broderie au ruban était très en vogue au XIXe siècle et au début du XXe dans la décoration et la mode.

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing Techniques and Stitching
CONT

Saddle stitch. This is a variation of the running stitch, but the stitches and spaces between them are longer, generally 1/4 to 1/2 inch. Used primarily for hand topstitching and intended to be a strong accent, the saddle stitch is usually done with buttonhole twist, embroidery floss, or tightly twisted yarn, often in a contrasting color.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques d'exécution et points de couture
DEF

Point devant dont la longueur et les espaces mesurent habituellement de 1/4 pouce à 1/2 pouce. Ce point, utilisé principalement pour surpiquer à la main et souligner certains contours,s'exécute avec du fil retors, du fil à broder ou une laine filée serrée, de couleur soutenue ou contrastante.

Spanish

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Record 5 2000-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Sewing Machines
CONT

Industrial sewing machines : Lockstitch, Chainstitch, Blindstitch, Moss stitch, Imitation hand stitch, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Machines à coudre
CONT

Vente et réparation de machines à coudre industrielles et familiales, matériels de repassage, de coupe et d'automates.

Spanish

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Record 6 2000-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
Key term(s)
  • hand-pick stitch
  • hand pick stitch

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile

Spanish

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Record 7 1998-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Sewing Techniques and Stitching
CONT

Backstitch. One of the strongest and most versatile of the hand stitches, the back-stitch serves to secure hand stitching and repair seams; for hand-under-stitching, topstitching, and hand-pricking zippers... The beginning or end of a row of hand stitching can be secured with a back-stitch. Fasten permanent stitching with a short backstitch; use a long backstitch to secure stitches that will be removed. A more secure finish combines the backstitch with a loop through which the stitch is fastened.

Key term(s)
  • back stitching

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Techniques d'exécution et points de couture
DEF

Ce type de point est formé avec un fil d'aiguille 1 qui est passé à travers le matériau, avancé d'une longueur appropriée, repassé à travers le matériau et, ramené en arrière de la moitié de la longueur initiale et repassé à travers le matériau au point précédent de sortie du fil. Ce point est souvent utilisé au début ou à la fin de la formation d'autres points.

CONT

Points arrière. Ce sont les points à la main les plus solides et les plus utiles: ils servent à consolider le point avant, à réparer les coutures, aux surpiqûres et à la pose des fermetures à glissière. Il en existe plusieurs variété (...)

Spanish

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Record 8 1997-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
  • Knitting Techniques - Various
CONT

The fishermen of the Aran Isles (off the south-west coast of Ireland) invented these stitches ... A true Aran design consists of a symmetrical arrangement of motifs on either side of a central panel, which can be formed: - by a cable or cabled pattern which can be wide or narrow, simple or complicated and is usually worked on a background of reverse stockinette stitch (one row purl. one row knit). or: - by a panel of fancy pattern usually giving a raised effect. The side panels generally consist of an arrangement of patterns giving a vertical effect. They can be classic: diamonds, single or double zig-zags, ring cables, etc.

CONT

Aran sweaters are made from dense, oiled wools called bainin and offer wind and rain proofing... The techniques of cabling and honeycomb, moss and other patterns as well as the development of raised patterns... Many patterns use 400 stitches in rows in which twelve stitches make up an inch. Each stitch had to be of the correct type to make up the desired pattern requiring mathematical, design and topographic skills which would be well used in a software programming environments of today. The Aran sweaters we provide are all genuine Aran sweaters hand knitted in Ireland... Each sweater is a unique hand made garment and is guaranteed hand knitted in Ireland....

Key term(s)
  • Aran design

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
  • Techniques de tricot diverses
CONT

Le tricot irlandais : Les marins pêcheurs de l'île d'Aaran (Irlande) l'inventèrent jadis [...] Chaque point irlandais est une association de motifs disposés symétriquement de chaque côté d'un panneau central qui peut être formé: - par une torsade ou un motif torsadé plus ou moins large et plus ou moins travaillé qui ressort le plus souvent sur un fond de jersey envers [...); - par une largeur d'un point fantaisie qui présente en principe un certain relief. Les motifs utilisés pour les parties latérales sont généralement des motifs disposés en lignes. IIs sont classiques : losanges, point zigzag simple ou double, maillons, etc.

Spanish

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Record 9 1994-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing (General)
CONT

The overcast stitch is a quick method of neatening raw edges by hand and is often worked on single fabric.

OBS

Sewn with long wrapping stitches to prevent raveling.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Couture (Généralités)
CONT

Le point de surfil est réservé pour les finitions soignées sur tissus très fins.

OBS

Passer un fil qui chevauche le bord d'un tissu pour l'empêcher de s'effilocher.

Spanish

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Record 10 1994-03-19

English

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

Devices which are entirely regulated by hand to ensure the required yarn tension or yarn length during stitch formation. The regulation is carried out by means of brakes or gears.

OBS

hand-regulated warp let-off device: Term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

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

Dispositifs qui sont entièrement réglés à la main pour maintenir la tension de fil ou la longueur de fil requises pour la formation des mailles. Le réglage s'effectue au moyen d'un frein ou d'engrenages.

OBS

dispositif de déroulement de la chaîne à réglage manuel : Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 11 1986-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Leatherworking Procedures

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés de travail du cuir

Spanish

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Record 12 1986-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing Techniques and Stitching
CONT

To form a shell tuck by hand, baste, then sew a narrow tuck. Use a running stitch, but every 1/2" take a few overhand stitches in place to scallop tuck. Or machine-stitch tuck; then do overhand stitches, passing thread through tuck between scallops.

French

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

Exécutez à la main le point de coquille en faufilant puis en piquant une nervure étroite. A points levés, formez des festons à tous les 1/2". Ou, encore, exécutez ce point de coquille à la machine et finissez à la main en passant le fil dans chaque feston.

OBS

Coquille. Dessin de broderie appliqué en bordure de certains articles, tels que brassières, à l'aide de machines spéciales, dites «machines à point de coquille».

Spanish

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