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2. Embroidery of India - Wikipedia

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   The fabric is stretched on a frame and stitching is done with a long needle ending with a hook such as a crewel, tambour (a needle similar to a very fine crochet hook but with a sharp point) [2] or Luneville work. The other hand feeds the thread from the underside, and the hook brings it up, making a chainstitch, but it is much quicker than ...

3. Bead embroidery - Wikipedia

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   A second technique uses a fine hook to chain stitch thread to the fabric; in Europe this technique is known as Tambour [4] or Luneville [5] embroidery, and is commonly used to bead haute couture garments. In India the work is called Zari or Moochi Aari, [6] or just Aari [7] and is used on garments and furnishings. A hallmark of Tambour or ...

4. Kutch Embroidery - Wikipedia

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   A hanging type of embroidery design. 6,000 women are engaged in this work. Many societies and some private corporations are involved in their production. [1] The materials used for the embroidery consist of fabrics made of threads of cotton, silk woolen and mashru (an Arabic name). The types of threads used are of floss silk and other varieties.

5. Embroidery - Wikipedia

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   An embroidery hoop. A needle is the main stitching tool in embroidery, and comes in various sizes and types. [32] In both canvas work and surface embroidery an embroidery hoop or frame can be used to stretch the material and ensure even stitching tension that prevents pattern distortion. [33]

6. Zardozi - Wikipedia

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   Zardozi is a type of heavy and elaborate metal embroidery on a silk, satin, or velvet fabric base. [2] Zardozi embroidery uses a wide variety of gold and silver embellishments such as: flat metal wires, spangles, coiled wires, heavy wires, and twisted wires. [3]

7. Cutwork - Wikipedia

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   Cutwork or cut work, also known as punto tagliato in Italian, is a needlework technique in which portions of a textile, typically cotton or linen, [1] are cut away and the resulting "hole" is reinforced and filled with embroidery or needle lace.