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2. Hmong textile art - Wikipedia

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   The most widely recognized modern style of Hmong textile art is a form of embroidery derived from Paj Ntaub known as story cloth. Traditional Hmong textiles like Paj Ntaub play a significant role in Hmong daily life and are often directly associated with larger cultural concerns such as religion, gender, economics, and ethnic identity.

3. Textile arts of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas

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   The textile arts of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas are decorative, utilitarian, ceremonial, or conceptual artworks made from plant, animal, or synthetic fibers by Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Textile arts and fiber arts include fabric that is flexible woven material, as well as felt, bark cloth, knitting, embroidery, [1 ...

4. Sewing - Wikipedia

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   Bangladeshi women sewing clothes. Sewing underwent further developments during the 20th century. As sewing machines became more affordable to the working class, demand for sewing patterns grew. Women had become accustomed to seeing the latest fashions in periodicals during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, increasing demand for sewing ...

5. Countertop - Wikipedia

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   Countertop. A countertop, also counter top, counter, benchtop, worktop (British English) or kitchen bench (Australian or New Zealand English), bunker (Scottish English) is a raised, firm, flat, and horizontal surface. They are built for work in kitchens or other food preparation areas, bathrooms or lavatories, and workrooms in general.

6. Kente cloth - Wikipedia

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   Kente patterns vary in complexity, with each pattern having a name or message by the weaver. Ghanaians choose kente cloths as much for their names as their colors and patterns. Although the cloths are identified primarily by the patterns found in the lengthwise (warp) threads, there is often little correlation between appearance and name.

7. Vyshyvanka - Wikipedia

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   A geometric pattern woven in the past by adding red or black threads into the light thread was later imitated by embroidery and believed to have the power to protect a person from all harm. [ 10 ] : 278 There is a saying in Ukrainian "Народився у вишиванці" which is translated as somebody was born wearing vyshyvanka, so that ...