<?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">netting needles</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31422096</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:45:02</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">net needle</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">netmaking needle</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">netting needle</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">netting shuttle</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">netting-shuttle</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Small, long needles, equipped with pincers at each end, used to produce nets, filet-lace, and similar mesh-like materials. Netting thread is wound lengthwise on the needle between the two pincers, which increase the user's control of the thread before it is wrapped around the net gauge, thus lessensing potential tangling or knots.  ]]></dc:description></metadata>