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  2. Embroidery - Wikipedia

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    Embroidery. Laid threads, a surface technique in wool on linen. The Bayeux Tapestry, 11th century. Embroidery is the art of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to stitch thread or yarn. Embroidery may also incorporate other materials such as pearls, beads, quills, and sequins.

  3. Embroidery stitch - Wikipedia

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    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 called stitch. In the context of embroidery, an embroidery stitch means one or ...

  4. Broderie anglaise - Wikipedia

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    History and technique. Broderie anglaise is characterized by patterns composed of round or oval holes, called eyelets, which are cut out of the fabric, then bound with overcast or buttonhole stitches. [1] The patterns, often depicting flowers, leaves, vines, or stems, are further delineated by simple embroidery stitches made on the surrounding ...

  5. Sewing needle - Wikipedia

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    A sewing needle, used for hand- sewing, is a long slender tool with a pointed tip at one end and a hole (or eye) to hold the sewing thread. The earliest needles were made of bone or wood; modern needles are manufactured from high carbon steel wire and are nickel - or 18K gold -plated for corrosion resistance. High-quality embroidery needles are ...

  6. English embroidery - Wikipedia

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    Polychrome (multicoloured) silk embroidery became fashionable in the reign of Elizabeth, and from c. 1590 to 1620 a uniquely English fashion arose for embroidered linen jackets worn informally or as part of masquing costume. These jackets usually featured scrolling floral patterns worked in a multiplicity of stitches.

  7. Needlework - Wikipedia

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    Needlework. Embroidered book cover made by Elizabeth I at the age of 11, presented to Katherine Parr. Needlework is decorative sewing and textile arts handicrafts. Anything that uses a needle for construction can be called needlework. [1] Needlework may include related textile crafts such as crochet, worked with a hook, or tatting, worked with ...

  8. Punch needle - Wikipedia

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    A punch needle is a manual tool used for embroidery or rug making that creates a field of tightly-packed loops of thread or yarn on a woven fabric substrate. [1][2][3][4] The tool generally consists of a hollow needle with an angled opening attached to a wooden or plastic handle. The needle's eye is drilled just above its tip, rather than at ...

  9. Category:Embroidery - Wikipedia

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    Category. : Embroidery. Embroidery is a form of needlework. It consists of embellishing fabric by sewing it with ornamental stitches. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Embroidery.

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