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HEMMING [12 records]

Record 1 2022-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Sewing
CONT

Many tailors and assistants start as alterationists working in dry cleaning shops or retail stores. Alterationists do tasks such as hemming trousers to adjust the length and taking in or letting out the waist area of pants and skirts to adjust the fit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Couture
Key term(s)
  • retoucheur de vêtement
  • retoucheuse de vêtement

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing Notions
CONT

Unroll [the] hemming tape and starting at one corner of the handkerchief hem, place the hemming tape along the edge of the wrong side of the fabric. Fold over the hemline by 1/2" and using [the] iron, press well for a few seconds until the hem is secured.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Articles et accessoires de couture
DEF

Bande de tissu thermocollant appliquée au fer à l'intérieur d'un ourlet dans le but de le fixer.

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
  • Upholstery

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Rembourrage (Industrie du meuble)

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing Machines
CONT

Single thread chainstitches : Using one needle thread and one blind looper. Typical Uses : basting, or light construction, blindstitch for hemming.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines à coudre

Spanish

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Record 5 2000-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing Machines
CONT

The Siruba747E for blind hemming the bottom of vests, stretch tops, sleeve etc. Fitted with the ES Electronic seam sensing device, which sensors the overlock side seams. The welting guide moves in 3-4 stitches before the seam and out 3-4 stitches after. This programmable operation prevents skip stitches on seam.

Key term(s)
  • braid leader

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines à coudre
Key term(s)
  • guide-ganse

Spanish

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Record 6 2000-10-12

English

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

Cover stitch foot. Invaluable in achieving a truly professional finish with industry standard cover stitch... Use this foot for cover stitch hemming, seaming, binding, elastic application and zipper insertion.

CONT

The 5 mm cover stitch. You can hem and serge in a single operation - giving you a professional finish quickly and easily. Use it for sweatshirt hems, sewing on elastic bands, and much more. Fantastic decorative effects can also be achieved with the cover stitch!

French

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

Machine à coudre. Surjeteuse [...] électronique, 5 fils, différentiel, guide de couture, bras libre,points de recouvrement et chaînette.

OBS

Le point de recouvrement est obtenu au moyen de plusieurs fils. Le fil de recouvrement ne traverse pas l'étoffe à coudre et reste sur l'endroit de la couture. Il est fixé par les fils d'aiguille qui sont à leur tour reliés sur l'envers par les fils boucleurs. Les points de recouvrement sont utilisés dans la réalisation des coutures plates et dans l'exécution des coutures élastiques sur les tissus maille. Ils servent aussi pour réaliser des coutures décoratives.

Key term(s)
  • point couvrant

Spanish

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Record 7 2000-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing Machines
CONT

Hemming machine... B&G Lieberman has introduced its new SRB-257 portable interlock hemming machine that lets cleaners afford to hem garments the same way they were by the manufacturer. The adjustable hemwidth gauge makes it easy to duplicate the original hemstitch.

CONT

Barudan hemming machines can easily carry out hemming process. Barudan hemming machines fully automatically complete hemming process and promise excellent finished goods with lock stitch and backstitch.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines à coudre
CONT

Ourleuse point invisible : Ce modèle compact et pesant moins de 5 kg est capable de coudre un ourlet invisible à 1 fil identique à celui d'une machine industrielle spéciale avec une aiguille de machine à coudre standard.

Spanish

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Record 8 2000-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metal Forming
OBS

hemming : A bend of 180 degrees made in two steps. First, a sharp-angle bend is made; next the bend is closed using a flat punch and a die.

OBS

It is possible to produce hem in two hits in same die with one handling.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Formage des métaux

Spanish

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Record 9 2000-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metal Forming
DEF

A bend of 180° made in two steps. First, a sharp-angle bend is made; next the bend is closed using a flat punch and a die.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Formage des métaux
DEF

Pliage à 180° effectué en deux étapes à l'aide d'une matrice et d'un poinçon plat.

Spanish

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Record 10 2000-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing (General)
CONT

Hemming tailoring garments... The interfacing in the completed hem usually extends past the finished edge; this distributes the bulk and has the effect of "grading" the two layers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Couture (Généralités)
CONT

Ourlet des vêtements tailleur [...] L'entoilage se prolonge habituellement au-delà de l'ourlet terminé : l'échelonnage des épaisseurs permet de distribuer le volume plus adéquatement.

Spanish

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Record 11 2000-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing Techniques and Stitching
OBS

Not to be confused with "hemstitch" or "hemstitching", which is an ornamental type of needlework.

French

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

Ourlet à points de côté (dits points d'ourlet).

Spanish

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Record 12 1986-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing Techniques and Stitching
CONT

Hemming stretchy knits : The extreme stretchiness of soft and stretchy knits, such as jersey and lingerie tricot, makes hemming troublesome and results often far from satisfactory. Along the edge of a turned-up hem, for example, it can cause unsightly sagging and rippling. Fusing... can relieve this to some extent. Better alternatives are a narrow topstitched hem... or a rolled hem...

French

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

Ourlet des tricots extensibles: L'extensibilité des jerseys souples de laine ou de soie complique singulièrement la confection de l'ourlet: cette extensibilité est souvent cause du fléchissement peu esthétique de celui-ci. Ajouter une pièce thermocollante permet d'obvier à cette difficulté. Ou, encore, faire une surpiqûre sur l'ourlet ..., ou un ourlet rouleauté.

Spanish

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