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  2. Mathematics and fiber arts - Wikipedia

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    Cross-stitch counted-thread embroidery. Knitted mathematical objects include the Platonic solids, Klein bottles and Boy's surface. The Lorenz manifold and the hyperbolic plane have been crafted using crochet. [2] [3] Knitted and crocheted tori have also been constructed depicting toroidal embeddings of the complete graph K 7 and of the Heawood ...

  3. Cross stitches - Wikipedia

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    Cross stitch sampler with alphabets, crowns, and coronets, 1760 Cross stitch in canvas work. Cross stitches in embroidery, needlepoint, and other forms of needlework include a number of related stitches in which the thread is sewn in an x or + shape. Cross stitch has been called "probably the most widely used stitch of all" [1] and is part of ...

  4. English embroidery - Wikipedia

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    Cross-stitch alphabet sampler worked by Elizabeth Laidman, 1760. By the 18th century, sampler making had become an important part of girls' education in boarding and institutional schools. A commonplace component was now an alphabet with numerals , possibly accompanied by various crowns and coronets, all used in marking household linens.

  5. Cross-stitch - Wikipedia

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    Cross-stitch is often executed on easily countable fabric called aida cloth, [3] whose weave creates a plainly visible grid of squares with holes for the needle at each corner. Fabrics used in cross-stitch include linen, aida cloth, and mixed-content fabrics called 'evenweave' such as jobelan. All cross-stitch fabrics are technically "evenweave ...

  6. Glossary of sewing terms - Wikipedia

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    A gathered overlay. The fabric is gathered on two parallel sides and stitched to an underlay, creating a shelf effect. It is often done in sheers, like chiffon running stitch A running stitch is an embroidery stitch that passes in and out of the fabric in a straight line. This stitch can be used to baste fabric pieces together.

  7. Glossary of textile manufacturing - Wikipedia

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    The fabric first appeared around 1830. Cross-stitch Cross-stitch is a popular form of counted-thread embroidery in which X-shaped stitches are used to form a picture. Crochet Crochet is the process of creating fabric from a length of cord, yarn, or thread with a hooked tool. Crochet hook

  8. Counted-thread embroidery - Wikipedia

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    Counted-thread embroidery is any embroidery in which the number of warp and weft yarns in a fabric are methodically counted for each stitch, resulting in uniform-length stitches and a precise, uniform embroidery pattern. [1] Even-weave fabric is typically used, producing a symmetrical image, as both warp and weft yarns are evenly spaced.

  9. Drawn thread work - Wikipedia

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    Drawn thread embroidery is a very early form of open work embroidery, and is the basis of lace.Drawn thread work from the 12th century was known as Opus Tiratum and Punto Tirato [1] from the Arab Tiraz workshops in Palermo.

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