<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">stitch heavers</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>sailmakers</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>sails</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>textile working equipment</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>stitch heaver</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Hand tools used for mending or creating sails. Sail twine is wrapped around the shaft of the heaver several times, and the handle is turned accordingly to tension stitching or seizing. ]]></note></mads>