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Photograph Schematic U.S. term U.K. term Turning chain slip stitch slip stitch / single crochet N/A chain stitch chain stitch N/A single crochet
Detail of a Portuguese crocheted tablecloth, about 1970. Crochet (English: / k r oʊ ˈ ʃ eɪ /; [1] French: [2]) is a process of creating textiles by using a crochet hook to interlock loops of yarn, thread, or strands of other materials. [3]
A technical textile is a textile product manufactured for non-aesthetic purposes, where function is the primary criterion. [1] Technical textiles include textiles for automotive applications, medical textiles (e.g., implants), geotextiles (reinforcement of embankments), agrotextiles (textiles for crop protection), and protective clothing (e.g., heat and radiation protection for fire fighter ...
Crochet thread is almost always produced from cotton and has a denser pile and smaller diameter than ordinary yarn.Most crochet threads are thicker in diameter than sewing thread.
For this process she will only use two stitches: the darning stitch (tejido) or woven stitch, and fillet or knot stitch. Once a motif is completed, the lacemaker will again make one or two concentric circles at the edge of the disc, so as to give it a neat, reinforced finish.
In Andean societies, textiles had a great importance. They were developed to be used as clothing, as tool and shelter for the home, as well as a status symbol. [1] In the Araucanía region in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, as reported by various chroniclers of Chile, the Mapuche worked to have Hispanic clothing and fabrics included as a trophy of war in treaties with the Spanish.
Batik is a dyeing technique using wax resist.The term is also used to describe patterned textiles created with that technique. Batik is made by drawing or stamping wax on a cloth to prevent colour absorption during the dyeing process.
Desigual (Spanish: [desiˈɣwal]); Catalan: Catalan: [dəziˈɣwal]); meaning "unequal, uneven") is a Spanish fashion label.The company was founded by Thomas Meyer in 1984, and is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain. [1]