While that might sound a bit pretentious, and just about as fun as, say, a sewing needle injury, Fashion's Night Out started for a more practical reason: To help the struggling U.S. clothing industry in an era of economic uncertainty.

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And thanks to ever-faster automated sewing, needle metallurgy is still a hot topic in engineering journals.

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She runs classes all through the year that teaches kids (and adults) the art of sewing, needle arts, fashion and other crafts.

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Through trial and error she found that she could achieve the hairstyle by sewing the braids and bits together, using a needle.

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Candy watched as Marjorie attempted to work the needle through the material in the seed-size stitches required for the seam she was sewing.

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The machines allow sewing patterns and operations to be standardized across a group of workers by automatically controlling the stitch, pressure of the needle and its speed, which is normally controlled by a foot pedal.

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