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  2. Colcha embroidery - Wikipedia

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    The origins of colcha embroidery are uncertain. One theory is that it developed from Chinese silk embroidery that had been imported into Mexico. [2] Colcha embroidery includes designs that resemble Mexican and Spanish embroidery worked in linen and silk. [3] However, the origins and use of the colcha stitch may be more pragmatic.

  3. Chinese embroidery - Wikipedia

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    Chinese embroidery refers to embroidery created by any of the cultures located in the area that makes up modern China. It is some of the oldest extant needlework . The four major regional styles of Chinese embroidery are Suzhou embroidery (Su Xiu), Hunan embroidery (Xiang Xiu), Guangdong embroidery (Yue Xiu) and Sichuan embroidery (Shu Xiu).

  4. Drawn thread work - Wikipedia

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    Hardanger embroidery is a style of drawn thread work that is most popular today. It originally comes from Norway, from the traditional district of Hardanger. The backbone of Hardanger designs consists of satin stitches. In geometrical areas both warp and weft threads are removed and the remaining mesh is secured with simple weaving or warping ...

  5. Embroidery - Wikipedia

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    Embroidery is the art of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to stitch thread or yarn. Embroidery may also incorporate other materials such as pearls, beads, quills, and sequins. In modern days, embroidery is usually seen on hats, clothing, blankets, and handbags. Embroidery is available in a wide variety of thread or yarn colour.

  6. Textile arts of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas

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    [7] Aguayos are clothes woven from camelid fibers with geometric designs that Andean women wear and use for carrying babies or goods. Inca textiles. Awasaka was the most common grade of weaving produced by the Incas of all the ancient Peruvian textiles, this was the grade most commonly used in the production of Inca clothing. Awaska was made ...

  7. Hardanger embroidery - Wikipedia

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    Hardanger embroidery uses satin stitch blocks known as Kloster blocks, consisting of 5 parallel satin stitches, worked over a group of 4 x 4 ground threads. These blocks enclose areas of fabric where a number of warp and weft threads are cut and withdrawn, leaving a network of loose threads and large holes within the shape defined by the ...

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