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2. Bargello (needlework) - Wikipedia

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   In addition to Bargello embroidery, there are now Bargello quilts in which the patterns used in Bargello embroidery are constructed with strips of fabric of the same height but different widths. Bargello quilts are strip-pieced; the fabric is cut into long strips and sewn together in graduated color groups.

3. Tristan Quilt - Wikipedia

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   The V&A quilt measures 320 cm (10 ft 6 in) high by 287 cm (9 ft 5 in) wide. These measurements were verified in 2006 when it was prepared for display in the new Medieval and Renaissance Galleries. [2] The Bargello quilt measures 247 cm (8 ft 1 in) high by 207 cm (6 ft 9 in) wide. [2]

4. Embroidery thread - Wikipedia

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   Embroidery floss or stranded cotton is a loosely twisted, slightly glossy 6-strand thread, usually of cotton but also manufactured in silk, linen, and rayon.Cotton floss is the standard thread for cross-stitch, and is suitable for most embroidery excluding robust canvas embroidery.

5. Crewel embroidery - Wikipedia

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   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.

6. Patchwork quilt - Wikipedia

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   Mrs. Bill Stagg of Pie Town, New Mexico, with her embroidered patchwork quilt that displays all 48 (at the time) United States state flowers and birds, October 1940 Patchwork quilt: 1992 Kentucky State Winner. A patchwork quilt is a quilt in which the top layer may consist of pieces of fabric sewn together to form a design. [1]

7. Quilting - Wikipedia

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   Machine quilting needles are very sharp in order to readily pierce layers of quilt and properly sew together the quilt top, batting and backing. Hand quilting needles are traditionally called betweens and are generally smaller and stronger than normal sewing needles. They have a very small eye which prevents any extra bump at the head of the ...

8. Glossary of textile manufacturing - Wikipedia

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   crazy quilt Crazy quilting is the textile art of patchworking. crinoline Crinoline was originally a stiff fabric with a weft of horse-hair and a warp of cotton or linen thread. The fabric first appeared around 1830. Cross-stitch Cross-stitch is a popular form of counted-thread embroidery in which X-shaped stitches are used to form a picture ...

9. Yarn - Wikipedia

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   Yarn is composed of twisted strands of fiber, which are known as plies when grouped together. [19] These strands of yarn are twisted together in the opposite direction to make a thicker yarn. Depending on the direction of this final twist, the yarn will have either s-twist (the threads appear to go "up" to the left) or z-twist (to the right ...