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2. Feed sack dress - Wikipedia

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   As early as 1890 the first osnaburg sacks were recycled on farms to be used as toweling, rags, or other functional uses on farms. [2] [4] A paragraph in a short story in an 1892 issue of Arthurs Home Magazine said, "So, that is the secret of how baby looked so lovely in her flour sack: just a little care, patience and ingenuity on the mother's part."

3. Embroidery stitch - Wikipedia

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   Bangladesh's Nakshi Kantha embroidery. An illustration of the buttonhole stitch. In everyday language, a stitch in the context of embroidery or hand-sewing is defined as the movement of the embroidery needle from the back of the fibre to the front side and back to the back side. [1] The thread stroke on the front side produced by this is also ...

4. Brazilian embroidery - Wikipedia

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   Brazilian Embroidery Flowers made with rayon thread Single Brazilian Embroidery Flower Brazilian embroidery is a type of surface embroidery that uses rayon thread instead of cotton or wool . It is called "Brazilian" embroidery because the use of high-sheen rayon thread in embroidery was first popularized in Brazil , where rayon was widely ...

5. Jacquard machine - Wikipedia

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   The ability to change the pattern of the loom's weave by simply changing cards was an important conceptual precursor to the development of computer programming and data entry. Charles Babbage knew of Jacquard machines and planned to use cards to store programs in his Analytical Engine.

6. Sashiko - Wikipedia

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   Sashiko embroidery is traditionally applied with the use of specialist needles and thread, though modern day sashiko may use modern embroidery threads and embroidery needles. Many sashiko patterns were derived from Chinese designs, but just as many were developed by native Japanese embroiderers; for example, the style known as kogin-zashi ...

7. Machine embroidery - Wikipedia

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   Commercial machine embroidery in chain stitch on a voile curtain, China, early 21st century. Machine embroidery is an embroidery process whereby a sewing machine or embroidery machine is used to create patterns on textiles. It is used commercially in product branding, corporate advertising, and uniform adornment.