Yu, Christine I.; Husmann, Polly R. (2021-06-01). "Construction of Knowledge Through Doing: A Brachial Plexus Model from Pipe Cleaners". Medical Science Educator. 31 (3): 1053–1064. doi: 10.1007/s40670-021-01274-2. ISSN 2156-8650. PMC 8368674. PMID 34457949. Pipe cleaners were invented by John Harry Stedman [1] and Charles Angel in Rochester, New York in the early 1900s, later to be sold on to BJ Long Company, [2] [3] with a possibly parallel invention by Johan Petter Johansson 1923. [4] [5] Crafts [ edit ] Halverson, Kristy L. (2010-04-01). "Using Pipe Cleaners to Bring the Tree of Life to Life". The American Biology Teacher. 72 (4): 223–224. doi: 10.1525/abt.2010.72.4.4. ISSN 0002-7685. S2CID 85748995. Gregory R. Foster. "JOHN HARRY STEDMAN: HIS BUSY LIFE AND WEIRD INVENTIONS" (PDF). Lib.rochester.edu . Retrieved 28 June 2022. A pipe cleaner or chenille stem is a type of brush originally intended for removing moisture and residue from smoking pipes. They can also be used for any application that calls for cleaning out small bores or tight places. Special pipe cleaners are manufactured specifically for cleaning out medical apparatus and for engineering applications.

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Find sources: "Pipe cleaner"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( September 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Craft pipe cleaners are often used in classroom settings for a variety of reasons including creating simple models, [8] creating complex models, [9] or as learning aids for various topics. [10] Manufacture [ edit ]

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A pipe cleaner is made of two lengths of wire, called the core, twisted together trapping short lengths of fibre between them, called the pile. Pipe cleaners are usually made two at a time, as the inner wires of each pipe cleaner have the yarn wrapped around them, making a coil, the outer wires trap the wraps of yarn, which are then cut, making the tufts. Chenille yarn is made in much the same way, which is why craft pipe cleaners are often called "chenille stems". The word "chenille" comes from French meaning "caterpillar". Some pipe cleaner machines are actually converted chenille machines. Some machines produce very long pipe cleaners which are wound onto spools. The spools may be sold as-is or cut to length depending on the intended use. Other machines cut the pipe cleaners to length as they come off the machines. Smoking pipe cleaners are usually 15–17cm (6–7inches) long. Craft ones are often 30cm (12inches) and can be up to 50cm (20inches). They come in comes in 4mm, 6mm, and 15mm diameter sizes. [11] Jumbo pipe cleaners have a 30mm diameter with lengths of 45cm (18inches) and 2metres (6.5 feet). This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.In Japan, crafting with pipe cleaners is known as Mogol art. Its name derived from the Portuguese word Mughal for a style of weaving. [6] Workshops in malls and schools in Japan have been led by Atushi Kitanaka on an effort to support the pipe cleaner industry. Ikuyo Fujita (藤田育代 Fujita Ikuyo) is a Japanese artist who works primarily in needle felt painting and mogol (pipe cleaner) art. Use of pipe cleaners as an art format where animals [7] are made by twisting pipe cleaners together. They can also be used to create whiskers for an animal mask or nose.