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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 Hoops were originally made of wood, bone, or ivory; [1] modern hoops are made of wood or plastic.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 ...
An embroidery hoop. A needle is the main stitching tool in embroidery, and comes in various sizes and types. [33] 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. [34]
Toda embroidery, also locally known as "pukhoor", [1] is an art work among the Toda pastoral people of Nilgiris, in Tamil Nadu, made exclusively by their women. [1] The embroidery, which has a fine finish, appears like a woven cloth [ 2 ] but is made with use of red and black threads with a white cotton cloth background.
Bangladesh's Nakshi Kantha embroidery. An illustration of the buttonhole stitch. In everyday language, a stitch in the context of embroidery or hand-sewing is defined as the movement of the embroidery needle from the back of the fibre to the front side and back to the back side. [1] The thread stroke on the front side produced by this is also ...
The 17th century Turkish traveller Evliya Çelebi called embroidery the "craft of the two hands". [3] Because it was a sign of high social status in Muslim societies, it had long been widely popular. In cities such as Damascus , Cairo and Istanbul , embroidery was visible on handkerchiefs, uniforms, flags, calligraphy , shoes, robes, tunics ...
Using a workout shawl, Mary Ann Wilson from the PBS television show "Sit and Be Fit", demonstrates how to increase range of motion. Mary Ann Wilson (born May 15, 1938) is an American nurse and TV fitness instructor. [1]
Panniers or side hoops are women's undergarments worn in the 17th and 18th centuries to extend the width of the skirts at the side while leaving the front and back relatively flat. This provided a panel where woven patterns, elaborate decorations and rich embroidery could be displayed and fully appreciated.
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.