Sew′ing-clamp.
(Leather.) A device for holding a piece of work while being stitched. In that illustrated, the movable jaw a is held to the leather by the spring b, and is thrown back by a rod or rope c, connected to a treadle. A screw d secures the clamp to a work-bench. The jaws may be serrated to take better hold of the work.
Sewing-horse. |