- sailmaker's needle
- парусная игла
English-Russian sailing ships dictionary. 2014.
English-Russian sailing ships dictionary. 2014.
Sailmaker's whipping — Knot details name=Sailmaker s whipping names= type= whipping strength= origin= related= West Country whipping releasing= uses= Whipping caveat= abok number= #3446The Sailmaker s Whipping is one of the most durable and stable of rope whippings… … Wikipedia
Sewing needle — A sewing needle is a long slender tool with a pointed tip. The first needles were made of bone or wood; modern ones are manufactured from high carbon steel wire, nickel or gold plated for corrosion resistance. The highest quality embroidery… … Wikipedia
roping needle — noun : a sailmaker s large needle … Useful english dictionary
Whipping knot — A whipping knot or whipping is a binding of twine around the end of a rope to prevent the fibres of the rope from unravelling. When a rope is cut, there is a natural tendency for the cut end to fray. A whipping is one way to try to prevent this,… … Wikipedia
West Country whipping — Knot details name= West Country whipping names= type= whipping strength= origin= related= Sailmaker s whipping releasing= uses= Whipping caveat= abok number= #3458The West Country Whipping is a quick practical method of using twine to secure the… … Wikipedia
Sewing — or stitching is the fastening of cloth, leather, furs, bark, or other flexible materials, using needle and thread. Its use is nearly universal among human populations and dates back to Paleolithic times (30,000 BC). Sewing predates the weaving of … Wikipedia
sail — sailable, adj. sailless, adj. /sayl/, n. 1. an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to… … Universalium