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S is for Scissors

List of kitchen items, List of office items, List of sewing items, Tools

Scissors are a tool used for cutting very thin things like paper and cloth. Scissors for cutting cloth are a lot sharper than scissors for cutting paper.

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S is for Seam

List of sewing items

A seam is a long line of stitches that holds two pieces of fabric together. You can easily see seams down the sides of a garment like jeans.

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Secateurs, also called pruning shears, are a kind of scissor designed for cutting through the stems of plants. They have a different design to regular scissors to give them the extra strength needed to cut through wood.

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S is for Sew

List of sewing items

You sew two things together by connecting them with stitches. You can sew clothing, mend things by sewing the hole up, or repair a wound or close a surgical cut with stitches too.

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S is for Sewing machine

List of sewing items, List of devices

A sewing machine is a device, usually powered by an electric motor, that can sew much neater and straighter than you can by hand. Modern sewing machines have lots of different stitches built into them. Some sewing machines can even connect to a computer and stitch very intricate embroidery from pictures on the computer automatically.

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S is for Sinker

Fishing

A sinker is a small, heavy object used in fishing. It is usually made of lead, steel, or another dense material and is attached to a fishing line. Its weight pulls the hook and bait down into deeper water.

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S is for Sketch

Art & crafts

A sketch is a quick or simple drawing of something, although some sketches can be quite detailed. Sketches are usually made with pencil or charcoal.

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S is for Sleeve

List of sewing items, Parts of things

A sleeve is the part of a garment that covers your arm or part of your arm. Sleeves can be short, as on a t-shirt or so long they go past the end of your fingers.

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S is for Smocking

List of sewing items

Smocking is a needlework technique that draws fabric together in a pattern of diamond shapes.

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S is for Soil

Gardening

Soil is the name for dirt that is good to grow plants in. Soil is usually high in organic matter, either naturally from silt or decaying leaves, or added by a gardener in the form of compost.

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S is for Spear gun

Fishing

A spear gun is a tool used to shoot a pointed spear through water. Spear guns are mainly used by divers to catch fish. Some spear guns use stretched rubber bands to propel the spear, while others use compressed air. A line often connects the spear to the gun so it can be pulled back and doesn't get lost.

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S is for Sprinkler

Gardening, List of devices

A sprinkler is something you attach to the end of a hose and use to water your garden with. Sprinklers cover a wider area more evenly than you could do by hand with a hose.

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S is for Stake

Gardening

A stake is any piece of wood, or sometimes metal, that is used for supporting something else. Stakes are generally driven into the ground and are used to support plants or young trees as they grow.
Stakes usually have one end sharpened to a point, which makes it easier to drive them into the ground.

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S is for Stencil

Art & crafts

A stencil is a thin sheet of cardboard, metal or plastic that has had a design cut through it. When paint is brushed or sprayed over the stencil, the paint only shows up on the surface underneath where the holes were cut. Stencils are a fast way to put a lot of the same design onto a surface.
A design that has been made from a stencil can also be called a stencil.

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S is for Stitch

List of sewing items

Stitching is a way of connecting two pieces of fabric together with loops of thread. The thread is pulled through the fabric with a needle when you are sewing by hand, or done automatically with a sewing machine. A lot of stitches in a row makes a seam. Stitches can be placed to make a pattern, like the embroidery in the picture.
Sometimes when you get a bad cut, your skin will be stitched back together to help it heal.

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T is for Tackle box

Fishing, Containers

A tackle box is a container used to store fishing equipment. Tackle boxes usually contain many levels that are stacked together when it is closed, and spread out when it is open. Tackle boxes can be used to keep lots of small fishing items like hooks, fishing line, sinkers, lures and other tools.

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T is for Tapestry

List of sewing items

A tapestry is a picture made from woven threads. Fabric that has been made by a machine to have a similar look to a hand-made tapestry can also be called a tapestry.

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T is for Tassel

List of sewing items, Decoration

A tassel is a bundle of threads tied together so it looks nice. Tassels are usually made of silken threads, so they are shiny. Tassels can often be found on the bottom of curtains, or on the edges of cushions.

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