Gimp (thread)
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Gimp is a decorative cord or thread. It is used as a trim in sewing or embroidery. The name "gimp" has also been applied to the plastic thread used in the knotting and plaiting art scoubidou.
Sewing | ||
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| Techniques: | Basting · Cut · Darning · Dressmaker · Embellishment · Gather · Heirloom sewing · Pleat · Ruffle · Style line · Tailor | |
| Stitches: | Backstitch · Blanket · Buttonhole · Chain stitch · Cross-stitch · Embroidery stitch · Lockstitch · Overlock · Running · Sashiko · Tack | |
| Seams: | Bound · Hong Kong · Inseam · Seam allowance · Seam types | |
| Notions: | Bias tape · Interfacing · Passementerie · Pattern · Simplicity · Trim · Twill tape | |
| Closures: | Button · Buttonhole · Frog · Shank · Snap · Velcro · Zipper | |
| Materials: | Bias · Yarn/Thread · Selvage · Textiles/Fabric | |
| Tools: | Bobbin · Pin · Pincushion · Pinking shears · Scissors · Seam ripper · Sewing needle · Stitching awl · Tape measure · Thimble · Tracing paper · Tracing wheel · Upholstery needle | |
| Sewing machines and parts: | Feed dogs · Sewing machine · Needle guard · Pfaff · Singer · Tapemaster | |
