Tailor's ham — For the food product, see Pork roll. A tailor s ham A tailor s ham or dressmaker s ham is a tightly stuffed pillow used as a curved mold when pressing curved areas of clothing, such as darts, sleeves, cuffs, collars, or waistlines. Pressing … Wikipedia
tailor's ham — /teɪləz ˈhæm/ (say tayluhz ham) noun a firmly stuffed cushion with rounded edges simulating body curves, designed for pressing garments as they are made. {so called because its shape roughly resembles that of a ham} …
tailor's cushion — noun : a tailor s ham … Useful english dictionary
Ironing — For other uses, see Ironing (disambiguation). Woman ironing a shirt (Köln, Germany 1953). Ironing is the use of a heated tool (an iron) to remove wrinkles from fabric. The heating i … Wikipedia
Pork roll — For the sewing implement, see Tailor s ham. For the Vietnamese sandwich, see Bánh mì. A 4 slice box of Taylor brand pork roll. Pork roll is a type of breakfast meat commonly available in and around New Jersey and Philadelphia. Some people call it … Wikipedia
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
Dressmaker — For other uses see Dressmaker (disambiguation) Seamstress redirects here. For the graphics library, see Seam carving. For the film, see The Seamstress. Pierre Balmain and the actress Ruth Ford, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1947 A dressmaker… … Wikipedia
Pattern (sewing) — In sewing and fashion design, a pattern is an original garment from which other garments of a similar style are copied, or the paper or cardboard templates from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric before cutting out and assembling … Wikipedia
Cloth merchant — s Shop, Brooklyn Museum Cloth merchant is, strictly speaking, like a draper, the term for any vendor of cloth. However, it is generally used for one who owned and/or ran a cloth (often wool) manufacturing and/or wholesale import and/or export… … Wikipedia
Cross-stitch — This article is about the embroidery style called cross stitch or counted cross stitch. For specific crossed stitches used in needlework, see cross stitches. Cross stitch sampler, Germany, 1735. Cross stitch is a popular form of counted thread… … Wikipedia
Yarn — This article is about the fibre product. For the type of joke, see Shaggy dog story. Yarn … Wikipedia