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2. Crewel embroidery - Wikipedia

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   The origin of the word crewel is unknown but is thought to come from an ancient word describing the curl in the staple, the single hair of the wool. [5] The word crewel in the 1700s meant worsted, a wool yarn with twist, and thus crewel embroidery was not identified with particular styles of designs, but rather was embroidery with the use of this wool thread.

3. Suzhou embroidery - Wikipedia

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   Suzhou embroidery, Su embroidery or Su xiu (simplified Chinese: 苏绣; traditional Chinese: 蘇繡) is the embroidery created around the city of Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.It is one of the oldest embroidery techniques in the world and is the most representative type of art in Chinese embroidery.

4. Embroidery of India - Wikipedia

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   Its present form and popularity goes back to 15th century, during Maharaja Ranjit Singh's reign [26] Phulkari also means headscarf, and it comes from the 19th century tradition of carrying an odhani or a head-scarf with flower patterns. Its distinctive property is that the base is a dull hand-spun or khadi cloth, with bright coloured threads ...

5. Crochet - Wikipedia

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   The strong Victorian colors disappeared, though, and new publications called for white or pale threads, except for fancy purses, which were often crocheted of brightly colored silk and elaborately beaded. After World War I, far fewer crochet patterns were published, and most of them were simplified versions of the early 20th-century patterns.

6. The Most Common Reasons People See the Doctor for Scalp Pain

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   Doctors explain why your scalp hurts, what it means, and how to treat it.

7. Crochet thread - Wikipedia

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   A demonstration of crochet thread weight: sample filet crochet pattern repeated in different threads. From left to right: size 3, size 10, and size 20. A U.S. quarter is included for perspective. Crochet thread comes in sizes from 3 to 100, although historically [when?] it came in much finer sizes, down to 200.