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The craft of connecting two things using a needle and thread. This tag can cover all methods from hand-sewing to machine sewing. Questions specifically about specialty "sewing" crafts like embroidery or cross stitch should use those tags instead.
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Why are needles designed for sewing thick canvas or heavy leather three-edged?
Needles designed for sewing thick canvas or heavy leather (e.g. on a traditional sailing ship) have a triangular point, see example 1 and example 2. … Types of hand sewing needles
The only stated reason I have found is that this design supposedly allows the material to be pierced “without tearing it”. …
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