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2. Kuba textiles - Wikipedia

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   Textile weaving boasts a variety of motifs, such as guilloche interlace, which embroidery artists employed along with color, line and texture to yield varied compositions and visual effects. The embroidery design is chosen by the female head of the clan, and she assigns different blocks to women based on their skill level.

3. African textiles - Wikipedia

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   The embroidery techniques, such as buttonhole stitch and cut-pile embroidery, are often simple, but their intricate effects are a result of the skill-level and final pattern design used. For example, hemmed appliqué is a simple technique still used today where raffia cloth pieces are cut into designs and sewn onto the base fabric.

4. Adire (textile art) - Wikipedia

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   Because it is usually made by women, patterns and themes of the Adire are passed down from mother to daughter within families. However, certain motifs can depend on the artist's abilities and craftmanship, as well as skills taught from older generations. The patterns of Adire are often representations of plants, animals, tools, and conceptual ...

5. Textile design - Wikipedia

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   The advent of computer-aided design software, such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, has allowed each discipline of textile design to evolve and innovate new practices and processes but has most influenced the production of printed textile designs. [10] Digital tools have influenced the process of creating repeating patterns or motifs, or ...

6. Motif (textile arts) - Wikipedia

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   In knitting and crochet, motifs are made one at a time and joined together to create larger works such as afghan blankets or shawls. An example of a motif is the granny square. Motifs may be varied or rotated for contrast and variety, or to create new shapes, as with quilt blocks in quilts and quilting. Contrast with motif-less crazy quilting.

7. Balochi needlework - Wikipedia

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   Balochi needlework (also known as Balochi embroidery; Balochi: گُد دۏچی) is a type of Balochi handicraft made by the Baloch people. [1] It is considered a heritage art, has been recognized by UNESCO , and it sells internationally.