![]() ![]() Heavy goods that must withstand considerable stresses such as upholstery, car seating, tarpaulins, tents, and saddlery require very strong threads. Garments are usually sewn with threads of lesser strength than the fabric so that if stressed the seam will break before the garment. However, it should be remembered that where a thread is stronger than the material that it is being used to join, if seams are placed under strain the material may tear before the thread breaks. This is very useful for someone who is trying to learn sewing. If your machine will sew with the thread, any thread can used for just about any purpose. The following table lists common materials, a general description and what they are supposed to be good for. Thread is made from a wide variety of materials. Thread is a type of yarn used for sewing. There are many types of string, adapted to many uses. Fringe-like plaiting and braiding adorned the costumes of the time and were captured in their stone statuary. One of the earliest recorded uses of macramé style knots as decoration appeared in the carvings of the Babylonians and Assyrians. This refers to the decorative fringes on camels and horses which help, amongst other things, to keep the flies off the animal in the hot desert regions of northern Africa. Macramé comes from a 13th-century Arabic weavers’ word migramah meaning “fringe”. In Roman times, the same principle also was used widely in drilling for purposes of woodworking and dentistry. Similar drills were found in other parts of the Indus Valley civilization and Iran one millennium later. Bow drills were used in Mehrgarh between the 4th and 5th millennium BC. String was used in prehistoric times to make fire, as part of a drilling tool called the bow drill, which makes fire by friction, as well as fishing lines, nets, clothing, shelter making materials, bow string, sutures, traps, cordage, and countless other uses. Two pieces of string under a light microscope History ![]()
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