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2. 7 Creative Hobbies to Take Up in the New Year - AOL

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   Learn a few basic stitches: a cross stitch, french knot, blanket stitch, etc... and you will be well on your way to custom-embroidering everything from napkins to mittens to tea towels to full ...

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   Embroidered Manette Curtain (84-inches) $118. ... Marietta Napkins (set of 4) $40 $58 Save $18. ... from floating nightstands to custom shelving, Etsy is a great first stop. ...

4. 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. It is sometimes called whitework embroidery.

5. Wardrobe of Mary, Queen of Scots - Wikipedia

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   Embroidery was a lifelong hobby and passion for Mary. She embroidered a pair of cushions as gifts for the Cardinal of Lorraine in 1574. One of her French administrators, Gilles, Seigneur du Verger, sent her a range of coloured silk thread in 1577, which she called "soyes de nuances pour mes ouvrages. [270]

6. Mola (art form) - Wikipedia

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   The mola originated with the tradition of Guna women painting their bodies with geometric designs, using available natural colors; at a certain point, after the arrival of the Spanish, these same designs were woven in cotton, and later still, sewn using cloth "acquired by trade from the ships that came to barter for coconuts during the 19th ...

7. Napkin - Wikipedia

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   The term 'napkin' dates from the 14th century, in the sense of a piece of cloth or paper used at mealtimes to wipe the lips or fingers and to protect clothing. [1] The word derives from the Late Middle English nappekin, from Old French nappe (tablecloth, from Latin mappa), with the suffix -kin.