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  2. Needlepoint - Wikipedia

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    Plastic canvas is an excellent choice for beginners who want to practice different stitches. [14] Rug canvas is a mesh of strong cotton threads, twisting two threads around each other lengthwise forms the mesh and locking them around a crosswise thread made the same way; this cannot be separated. Canvases come in different gauges, and rug ...

  3. Finishing (textiles) - Wikipedia

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    Crease-resist finish or "wash-and-wear" or "wrinkle-free" finishes are achieved by the addition of a chemical resin finish that makes the fiber take on a quality similar to that of synthetic fibers. Anti-microbial finish causes the fabric to inhibit the growth of microbes .

  4. Tie-dye - Wikipedia

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    An example of a tie-dyed T-shirt A video about how to tie-dye. Tie-dye is a term used to describe a number of resist dyeing techniques and the resulting dyed products of these processes.

  5. Scouring (textiles) - Wikipedia

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    [26] [27] Wool scouring is the next process after the woollen fleece of a sheep is cut off. [28] Raw wool is also known as ''Greasy wool.'' "Grease" or "yolk'' is a combined form of dried sweat, oil and fatty matter. [29] Lanolin is the major component (5-25%) of raw wool which is a waxy substance secreted by the sebaceous glands of wool ...

  6. Decatising - Wikipedia

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    Decatising or decatizing, also known as crabbing, blowing, and decating, is the process of making permanent a textile finish on a cloth, so that it does not shrink during garment making. [1] [2] [3] The word comes from the French décatir, which means to remove the cati or finish of the wool.

  7. Pipili appliqué work - Wikipedia

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    The base cloth includes water proof material for umbrellas, velvet for tents, cotton, and threads. [6]Mythical and natural figures are used for the work, including peacocks, ducks, parrots, trees, elephants, creepers, flowers such as jasmine and lotus, the Sun, half-moon, and Rahu (a mythical demon who once swallowed up the sun).

  8. Appliqué - Wikipedia

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    Appliqué cross. The edges are covered and stitches are hidden. It is overlaid with decorative gold thread. The term appliqué is derived from French and Latin verbs appliquer and applicare, respectively, which both mean to join or attach.

  9. Hardanger embroidery - Wikipedia

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    Example of modern Hardanger embroidery work Hardanger embroidery sample, from a 1907 needlework magazine.. Hardanger embroidery or "Hardangersøm" is a form of embroidery traditionally worked with white thread on white even-weave linen or cloth, using counted thread and drawn thread work techniques.