Unpick
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006362
To carefully remove stitches from a seam or embroidered area, either by hand or with a specialized tool. This process is performed to correct sewing errors, alter a finished product, or disassemble an item for repair or pattern making. The most common tool for this task is a seam ripper, which has a sharp, forked blade designed to cut threads without damaging the fabric.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-006362 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Manufacturing |
| Translations | German: auftrennen; Spanish: deshacer punto; French: détricoter |
Record as JSON
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"definition": "To carefully remove stitches from a seam or embroidered area, either by hand or with a specialized tool. This process is performed to correct sewing errors, alter a finished product, or disassemble an item for repair or pattern making. The most common tool for this task is a seam ripper, which has a sharp, forked blade designed to cut threads without damaging the fabric.",
"subject": "Manufacturing",
"translations": {
"de": "auftrennen",
"es": "deshacer punto",
"fr": "détricoter"
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}
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