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In sewing
Sewing

Sewing or stitching is the fastening of cloth, leather, furs, bark, or other flexible materials, using Sewing needle and yarn. Its use is nearly






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In sewing
Sewing

Sewing or stitching is the fastening of cloth, leather, furs, bark, or other flexible materials, using Sewing needle and yarn. Its use is nearly universal among human populations and dates back to Paleolithic times ....
, cord is a trimming
Trim (sewing)

Trim or trimming in clothing and home decorating is applied ornament, such as Gimp , tassel#passementerie, ribbon, ruffles, or, as a verb, to apply such ornament....
 made by twisting two or more strands of yarn
Yarn

Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibers, suitable for use in the production of textiles, sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery and ropemaking....
 together. Cord is used in a number of textile arts
Textile arts

File:Painted silk.jpgFile:Chamba Rumal .jpgTextile arts are those arts and crafts that use fiber crop, animal fiber, or synthetic fiber fibers to construct practical or decorative objects....
 including dressmaking, upholstery
Upholstery

Upholstery is the work of providing furniture, especially chairs, with padding, Spring s, webbing, and textile or leather covers. The word upholstery comes from the Middle English words up and holden, meaning to hold up....
, macramé
Macramé

Macram? or macrame is a form of textile-making using knotting rather than weaving or knitting. Its primary knots are the square knot and forms of hitching ....
, and couching.

Soft cotton
Cotton

Cotton is a soft, staple fiber that grows in a form known as a boll around the seeds of the cotton plant a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, India and Africa....
 cord forms the filling for piping
Piping (sewing)

In sewing, piping is a type of trim or embellishment consisting of a tube of ornamental fabric around the edge of a garment or textile work, sometimes containing a cord. It may be made from either self-fabric or contrast fabric....
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