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  2. Matchbook - Wikipedia

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    Matchbook cover, World War II, Uncle Sam. A "matchcover", or "matchbook cover", is a thin cardboard covering that folds over match sticks in a "book" or "pack" of matches. Covers have been used as a form of advertising since 1894, two years after they were patented, and since then, have attracted people who enjoy the hobby of collecting.

  3. Glossary of sewing terms - Wikipedia

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    sewing circle A sewing circle is a group of people, usually women, who meet and work on sewing projects together. sloper A sloper is a base pattern used to develop other patterns. Often called a Block or Master Pattern. This pattern is highly developed and very accurate pattern that is designed to fit a specific set of measurements.

  4. The Little Match Girl - Wikipedia

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    "Allumette" (2016) by Penrose Studios Released as a free VR animated film for PS4 and PC. Emily the Little Match Girl (2021), directed by Matthew Hickinbottom, is a CGI film based on the Andersen story released in the UK on 29 November 2021, with the voices of David Bradley as "Harry the Match Maker", Lesley Joseph as "Grandma", Lisa Armytage as "The Narrator" and Megan Sadler as the title ...

  5. The 'Real Housewives of Orange County' Net Worths, Ranked ...

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    Gina Kirschenheiter’s Net Worth: $1 million. Though she is best known for starring on The Real Housewives of Orange County—she first joined the program in Season 13 and has appeared in every ...

  6. Matchgirls' strike - Wikipedia

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    Matchgirls' strike. In July 1888, the women and teenage girls working at the Bryant & May match factory in Bow, London, England went on strike. At first, the strikers were protesting the dismissal of a worker after employees had refused a demand from Bryant & May management to repudiate an article on terrible working conditions at the factory.

  7. Sewing - Wikipedia

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    Women's magazines also carried sewing patterns, and continued to do so for much of the 20th century. This practice declined during the later decades of the 20th century, when ready-made clothing became a necessity as women joined the paid workforce in larger numbers, leaving them with less time to sew, if indeed they had an interest.

  8. List of British Vogue cover models - Wikipedia

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    Cover model Photographer January 1960: Lisa Bigelow: Sante Forlano February 1960 (1) Maggi Eckardt: Claude Virgin: February 1960 (2) Lord Snowdon: March 1960 (1) Maggi Eckardt: Claude Virgin: March 1960 (2) Tania Mallet: Norman Parkinson: April 1960: Marie-Lise Grés: Brian Duffy: May 1960: Margaret Brown: Henry Clarke June 1960: Katherine ...

  9. Paper marbling - Wikipedia

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    Paper marbling is a method of aqueous surface design, which can produce patterns similar to smooth marble or other kinds of stone. [1] The patterns are the result of color floated on either plain water or a viscous solution known as size, and then carefully transferred to an absorbent surface, such as paper or fabric. Through several centuries ...