<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">looping machines</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31422076</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:53:46</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">looper</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">looping machine</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">ribber</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">turning-off machine</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Mechanized devices, comprising pull levers or pedals; a large rotating dial; and a series of looping points (needles), designed to smoothly fuse two parts of a knitted garment or stocking together in a flat and invisible seam. By piercing each garment parts' looping line, or line of stitches along which the seams must be set by the looping machine, the device allows users to precisely trim any surplus stock away from the loops before executing the seam. ]]></dc:description></metadata>