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Rushnyks - Ukrainian embroidered ritual cloths. Pereiaslav, Ukraine. Ukrainians wearing Vyshyvankas. Ukrainian embroidery (Ukrainian: вишивка, romanized: vyshyvka) occupies an important place among the various branches of Ukrainian decorative arts. [1]
Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man (c. 1485) Accademia, Venice. Drawing is a visual art that uses an instrument to mark paper or another two-dimensional surface. The instruments used to make a drawing are pencils, crayons, pens with inks, brushes with paints, or combinations of these, and in more modern times, computer styluses with graphics tablets or gamepads in VR drawing software.
The origin of the word crewel is unknown but is thought to come from an ancient word describing the curl in the staple, the single hair of the wool. [5] The word crewel in the 1700s meant worsted, a wool yarn with twist, and thus crewel embroidery was not identified with particular styles of designs, but rather was embroidery with the use of this wool thread.
The shooter, Natalie Rupnow, 15, was found dead by responding officers at Abundant Life Christian School around 11 a.m. on Monday, according to police. "Identifying a motive is our top priority ...
Houston Texans wide receiver Tank Dell is out for the rest of the season after suffering a dislocated knee, torn ACL and other damage, Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans said to reporters Monday.
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A knotted stitch is a type of decorative embroidery stitches which form three-dimensional knots on the surface of a textile. [1] Common knotted stitches include French knots , coral stitch, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and Pekin knot (also known as Forbidden stitch , Pekin stitch , and seed stitch ) [ 4 ] [ 5 ] which is sometimes also referred as French knot ...
Embroidery is traditionally performed by hand, applying myriad stitches of thread to construct designs and patterns on the textile surface. Similar to printed textile design, embroidery affords the designer artistic and aesthetic control. Typical stitches include but are not limited to the cross stitch, the chain stitch, and couching.