Verbsewing
NounSingular sewing Plural sewings sewing (plural sewings)
AnagramsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Sewing or stitching or tailoring is the fastening of cloth, leather, furs, bark, or other flexible materials, using needle and thread. Its use is nearly universal among human populations and dates back to Paleolithic times (30,000 BCE). Sewing predates the weaving of cloth. Sewing is used primarily to produce clothing and household furnishings such as curtains, bedclothes, upholstery, and table linens. It is also used for sails, bellows, skin boats, banners, and other items shaped out of flexible materials such as canvas and leather. Most sewing in the industrial world is done by machines. Pieces of a garment are often first tacked together. The machine has a complex set of gears and arms that pierces thread through the layers of the cloth and semi-securely interlocks the thread. Some people sew clothes for themselves and their families. More often home sewers sew to repair clothes, such as mending a torn seam or replacing a loose button. A person who sews for a living is known as a seamstress (from seams-mistress) or seamster (from seams-master), dressmaker, tailor, garment worker, or machinist. "Plain" sewing is done for functional reasons: making or mending clothing or household linens. "Fancy" sewing is primarily decorative, including techniques such as shirring, smocking, embroidery, or quilting. Sewing is the foundation for many needle arts and crafts, such as applique, canvas work, and patchwork. While sewing is sometimes seen as a semi-skill job, flat sheets of fabric with holes and slits cut into the fabric can curve and fold in complex ways that require a high level of skill and experience to manipulate into a smooth, ripple-free design. Aligning and orienting patterns printed or woven into the fabric further complicates the design process. Once a clothing designer with these skills has created the initial product, the fabric can then be cut using templates and sewn by manual laborers or machines. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License How do you sew or glue elastic onto fabric to make a curtain without a sewing machine? Q. I need to make a handmade "curtain" without a sewing machine by tomorrow morning (i.e. a few hours from now...:) The curtain is being used to hide a refrigerated display case. I'm planning on using velcro to attach the material to the case. However, it is in a restaurant and will need to be cleaned quite often. So i thought using elastic to gather the material at the top would create creases to help hide any stains at least a little bit. I have a glue gun, elastic, thread, and a needle. What do you suggest?! Help please!! (Actually I know not to GLUE the elastic to the material, but rather i mean use the glue to create the horizontal "pocket" around the velcro.) I need to make a handmade "curtain" without a sewing machine by tomorrow… [cont.] Asked by stcroixalta - Thu Jan 4 06:09:29 2007 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. Make a casing at the top of the curtain, then thread the elastic through. Stitch the elastic to the fabric at both ends. Sew the pieces of Velcro to the top of the curtain. Answered by ginger - Thu Jan 4 06:19:57 2007 What is the best sewing machine to purchase for a beginner? Q. I am a beginner who is interested in sewing, I want to go out and purchase a sewing machine (not too expensive) but I am unsure of which type to buy since I am a rookie, any suggestions? Asked by :0) - Tue Jul 8 13:51:25 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. My best advice: I like beginners to have: -- a machine they aren't scared of -- a very good straight stitch (which will be used 90%+ of the time for most people) -- a good zigzag -- 4-5mm is plenty wide enough for most purposes, wider is ok. -- adjustable presser foot pressure (can solve a lot of fabric handling problems) -- a method of making buttonholes that doesn't drive you nuts Nice to have if the budget allows: -- blindhem and stretch blindhem stitches -- triple zigzag stitch (looks like a giant zigzag made of tiny straight stitches, often useful for elastic application) -- a couple decorative stitches (but you won't use them as much as you think you will!) -- electronic rather than purely mechanical machine (because the stepper… [cont.] Answered by kay - Tue Jul 8 14:10:34 2008 How to make my sewing machine go in reverse?
Q. I have my grandmother's sewing machine, which is an old Senger from the 40s or 50s. The machine works great, but I cannot figure out how to make it feed in reverse. I don't have the manual and my grandmother is no longer living. Do old sewing machines even have a reverse setting or should I just do it manually? Asked by loz_chyna - Mon Jun 25 17:57:54 2007 - - 3 Answers - 1 Comments A. It may or may not have reverse, most did. Look on the main part of the machine. My mothers old machine had a "switch" that you pushed down for reverse and left up for forward. It was located on the main body of the machine on the left side just before the thread and needle area. Hope this helps. Do you have a local fabric store that sells sewing machines? Take a picture or the machine itself there and they might be able to help you find the reverse. Answered by gigglings - Mon Jun 25 18:04:58 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "sewing"
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