sewing thread

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• sewing thread — type of string used with a needle in sewing …   English contemporary dictionary

• Thread (book) sewing [thread-stitching] machine — Ниткошвейная машина …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

• thread — threader, n. threadless, adj. threadlike, adj. /thred/, n. 1. a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, esp. when composed of two or more filaments twisted together. 2. twisted filaments or fibers of… …   Universalium

• Thread — A thread is a kind of thin yarn used for textiles and sewing. Thread may also refer to: *Thread (unit of measurement), a cotton yarn measure, equal to 54 inches *Threaded discussion, a group of messages or postings to a newsgroup, mailing list or …   Wikipedia

• Sewing — or stitching 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 BC). Sewing predates the weaving of …   Wikipedia

• thread — [thred] n. [ME threde < OE thræd (akin to Ger draht) < base of thrawan, to twist: see THROW] 1. a) a light, fine, stringlike length of material made up of two or more fibers or strands of spun cotton, flax, silk, etc. twisted together and… …   English World dictionary

• thread — ► NOUN 1) a long, thin strand of cotton, nylon, or other fibres used in sewing or weaving. 2) a long thin line or piece of something. 3) (also screw thread) a spiral ridge on the outside of a screw, bolt, etc. or on the inside of a cylindrical… …   English terms dictionary

• sewing kit — sewing box, box containing needles and thread and other sewing equipment; medical supplies needed for stitching up a wound …   English contemporary dictionary

• thread a needle — phrase to put a piece of thread through a needle Thesaurus: to sew, or to sew somethingsynonym things used for sewing and needleworkhyponym Main entry: thread …   Useful english dictionary

• Sewing machine — Elias Howe s lockstitch machine, invented 1845 A sewing machine is a textile machine used to stitch fabric, cards and other material together with thread. Sewing machines were invented during the first Industrial Revolution to decrease the amount …   Wikipedia

• Sewing needle — A sewing needle is a long slender tool with a pointed tip. The first needles were made of bone or wood; modern ones are manufactured from high carbon steel wire, nickel or gold plated for corrosion resistance. The highest quality embroidery… …   Wikipedia