pinking shears in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pinking shears in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

Translations for pinking shears in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

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shear <sheared, sheared [or shorn]> [ʃɪəʳ, Am ʃɪr] VB trans

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shears [ʃɪəz, Am ʃɪrz] N pl

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It looked as if a rat- or someone with a large pair of pinking shears- had ripped open the bottom.
www.telegraph.co.uk
One of the primary early uses of pinking shears was the formation of decorative edging for patchwork quilting squares.
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No single pair of pinking shears or tin snips looked that impressive on its own, it was only in context of the entire collection that the subtle variations were revealed.
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Collect quirky jam jars and fashion lid covers from paper doilies or brown paper cut with pinking shears.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Pinking shears have a utilitarian function for cutting woven cloth.
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She was editing the images, using pinking shears to cut up my colour strips.
www.thejc.com
Woven fabric cloth usually frays at the edges, unless techniques are used to counter it, such as the use of pinking shears or hemming.
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Traditional home sewing techniques for finishing plain seams include trimming with pinking shears, oversewing with a zig-zag stitch, and hand or machine overcasting.
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As the carnation has scalloped, or pinked, edges to its petals, pinking shears can be thought to produce an edge similar to the flower.
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Cut some of them with pinking shears for added interest.
www.cbc.ca

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