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2. Embroidery hoops and frames - Wikipedia

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   Embroidery hoops come in various sizes and are generally small enough to control with one hand and rest in the lap. Hoops were originally made of wood, bone, or ivory; [1] modern hoops are made of wood or plastic. [2] Hoops may be attached to a table-top or floor stand when both hands must be free for sewing, as in making tambour lace. Standing ...

3. 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]

4. Goldwork (embroidery) - Wikipedia

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   A style of Mangfu, used as court dress in the Qing dynasty, embroidered with gold and silk metallic thread, late 1700s. In China, gold embroidery is a traditional Chinese craft with a long history which was originally used in the imperial palaces and temples. [7]

5. Outline of crafts - Wikipedia

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   Crafts are a physical manifestation of the internal human creative impulse and typically involves the use of hands to create the artform. One of the visual arts – visual arts is a class of art forms, including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking and others, that focus on the creation of works which are primarily visual in nature.

6. Shisha (embroidery) - Wikipedia

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   Close-up of shisha (mirror) framed by embroidery stitches. Shisheh or abhla bharat embroidery (Persian شيشه, abhala bharat; Hindi: आभला भरत, abhla bharat; Gujarati: આભલા ભરત), or mirror-work, is a type of embroidery which attaches small pieces of mirrors or reflective metal to fabric.

7. World-Renowned Artist Frida Kahlo Had an Eye for ... - AOL

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   Kahlo wore her pre-Columbian carved beads in her art, as seen in her 1933 Self-Portrait With Necklace (the first where she now famously drops in wisps of a mustache). These are crafted of jade ...