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892:Pick stitch
857:Coverstitch
499:Rotary hook
486:Rotary hook
230:Rotary hook
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171:Rotary hook
1388:Elias Howe
1349:Simplicity
1284:Dressmaker
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1172:Needlecase
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1049:Twill tape
960:Style line
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877:Lockstitch
842:Buttonhole
822:Backstitch
726:Techniques
484:; but see
338:References
268:' and 31.
79:New Family
61:Elias Howe
18:lockstitch
1339:Clothkits
1329:Butterick
1299:Silkwoman
1264:Suppliers
1119:Materials
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897:Rantering
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330:The term
36:Invented
1514:Category
1428:New Home
1359:Machines
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1063:Closures
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945:Neckline
912:Stoating
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184:1851 by
111:1850 by
59:1846 by
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902:Running
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743:Darning
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1481:Sewing
1443:Singer
1438:Sewmor
1423:Merrow
1408:Janome
1398:Feiyue
1304:Tailor
1294:Mercer
1279:Draper
1260:Trades
1162:Bobbin
1141:Thread
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1075:Button
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773:Godet
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1393:Elna
1364:list
1146:Yarn
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978:Trim
917:Tack
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