Hobbies

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.

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.

A thimble is something you use to cover the ends of your fingers or your thumb so you don't hurt yourself while you are sewing.

Topiary is the term for clipping a plant into a shape that it wouldn't normally grow into by itself.
You can clip a plant into the shape of a person, an animal, or just into interesting shapes like the topiary in the picture.

A trowel is a small hand-held shovel used by gardeners. It is very helpful when re-potting plants or planting seedlings in the garden.

Velcro, also known as hook and loop tape, is a kind of cloth fastener. It is made in two halves - one half is made from lots of tiny loops and feels fluffy. The other half is made from lots of tiny hooks and feels rough. When the two parts are put together, the hooks grip the loops and they stick together. When you undo velcro it makes a ripping sound as the hooks unhook from the loops.
Velcro is often used to keep shoes and bags closed. You can also find velcro on lots of clothing and sometimes to stick things to a wall.
The picture is of velcro but taken very very close, so you can see the hooks and loops.

A watering can is used to water plants. It has a handle or two you can hold onto, and the spout often has a lot of holes so the water doesn't wash away the soil around your plants, it falls gently like rain.

A wheelbarrow is something you use in the garden or on a building site to move things around that are too heavy to carry yourself. They have handles at one end to push and a wheel at the other end. Wheelbarrows only have one wheel so they are easy to steer, and so you can tip them up and drop whatever is in the wheelbarrow into a pile on the ground. Wheelbarrows are very good for moving dirt, soil and gravel.

A zip is a device that keeps your clothes closed. It is made from two strips of tiny teeth and a slider that meshes the teeth together when you zip it up and unmeshes them when you unzip it.
Zips are found on many, many kinds of clothing. Before zippers were so popular, people used buttons to keep clothes closed.