10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOOK AND EYE»
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hook and eye in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
hook and eye and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Laundry: The Home Comforts Book of Caring for Clothes
and Linens
With dressmaker's chalk, mark the positions the hook and eye will take. Say you
are putting the hook and eye on a neck closure that will overlap. Put the hook on
the side of the closure that will cover the other, on the Hook md eV^°Pen ...
2
SINGER Simple Mending & Repair
Sew-on snaps are not strong enough to hold overlapping edges in high-stress
areas. Substitute hook-and-loop tape or gripper snaps. • Position the loop-
shaped eye of a hook and eye set so that it extends beyond the fabric edge—for
a neat, ...
Editors of Singer Worldwide
3
American Artifacts of Personal Adornment, 1680-1820: A Guide ...
Drawing of hook-and-eye fastener from a nineteenth-century French catalog (
Anonymous 1800- 1830; Courtesy of the Winterthur Library Joseph Downs
Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera) waistcoats were commonly
closed with ...
4
The Hook & Eye: A History of the Iowa Central Railway
Traces the colorful history of the Iowa Central Railway and its valuable contributions to the development of the upper Midwest, chronicling the origins, growth, and eventual dismantling of the railroad and assessing its relationship with ...
Donovan L. Hofsommer, 2005
5
The WPA Guide to 1930s Iowa
All fastenings are made by means of hooks and eyes, from which comes the
name "Hook and Eye Dutch." They use a horse and buggy for traveling, and in
summer no top is raised on the buggy because they believe the sun is no harder
on ...
Joseph Frazier Federal Writers Project, Joseph Frazier Wall, 2010
6
Couture Sewing Techniques
Sew a hook and eye at the top and use snaps with an occasional hook and eye
on the rest of the placket to help the placket withstand stress. MULTIPLE
PLACKET A multiple placket is composed of two or more plackets located at the
same or ...
7
Invention by Design: How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing
The Automatic Hook and Eye Company was becoming concerned that Judson's
earliest patents were soon to expire, and other inventors were beginning to
patent newer versions of what were coming to be known as slide fasteners.
Among ...
8
Quick & Easy Beaded Jewelry
Counterclockwise from J 1 .00 o'cloc/c: Fancy toggle clasp, hook and eye clasps,
barrel clasp, magnetic clasp, torpedo clasp, insert-style clasp, fishhook clasp,
tube clasp, fold-over clasps, lobster clasps and spring ring clasps. ▻*'» Jewelry ...
Elizabeth Gourley, Ellen Talbott, 2002
9
Easy Guide to Sewing Tops
and T-Shirts, Skirts,
and Pants
Adjust the width of the zigzag to clear the metal and make about 10 stitches
through the eye. Finish by positioning the needle in the hole, adjust the stitch,
and take three to four stitches in place. Close the first hook and eye so the
waistband is ...
Lynn MacIntyre, Marcy Tilton, 2009
10
Bridal Couture: Fine Sewing Techniques for Wedding Gowns
and ...
BLANKET ST1TCH. There are times when the metal of a hook and eye,
especially if the hook and eye are of any size, is unsightly; hooks and eyes can
easily be covered (before stitching them to the garmeni) with a blanket stitch. The
base of ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOOK AND EYE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
hook and eye is used in the context of the following news items.
New Bra Takes Moms From Pregnancy Through Postpartum
... soft grip straps, six hook and eye adjustments, a regular back opening, multi-way straps adjustments, double-layered fabric and side sling. «Apparel Magazine, May 15»
Cake Maternity Launches Rock Candy: A New Maternity Bra That …
... soft grip straps, six hook and eye adjustments, a regular back opening, multi-way straps adjustments, double-layered fabric and side sling. «Business Wire, May 15»
Save Your Greenhouse Structures From Storms
Secure cold frames by using a hook and eye clasp or cinder blocks to secure them. Pick crops such as tomatoes and melons that are ready ... «Growing Produce, May 15»
Elderly Man Brutally Stabbed in Home Invasion
... to five suh the morning but I don't know how he got in because I have on padlock. I just call the man deh fu come put in hook and eye inside. «channel5belize, Mar 15»
Running gear tips for women on the go
(Since writing this post, the Juno bra caused some chafing where the fabric overlaps at the hook and eye closure when doing a 10-mile run. «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Mar 15»
1930s' Blouse
Small hook and eye 3 small buttons. Matching thread. FABRIC FINDER Silk, satin, silk crepe, silk and satin mixes, rayon and polyester. «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
Cue sharp intake of breath: the corset is back
Newer designs use more practical hook and eye fastenings, rather than cumbersome Victorian-style laces, and tend to be easier to tighten than ... «The Sunday Times, Mar 15»
Don't blame me for Madonna's fall, says cape designer Giorgio Armani
But Armani says the cape design was not at fault -- it was supposed to close with a hook and eye, Madonna insisted on a tie and that's why it ... «Los Angeles Times, Mar 15»
London Fashion Week: Day Five Summary
The presence of historic fashions continued in the form of the tightly laced corset structures and hook and eye fastenings of the jackets and ... «Nouse, Feb 15»
How to craft a crotchety collar (as made by John Rocha)
Finally use the needle and thread to sew on the hook and eye fastenings to the top centre-front edges of the collar. If you discover you're a ... «The Independent, Feb 15»
