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2. Heirloom sewing - Wikipedia

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   Heirloom sewing is characterized by fine, often sheer, usually white cotton or linen fabrics trimmed with an assortment of lace, insertions, tucks, narrow ribbon, and smocking, imitating such hand-work techniques as whitework embroidery, Broderie Anglaise, and hemstitching.

3. Bedford cord - Wikipedia

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   Bedford cord, named after the town of New Bedford, Massachusetts, a famous 19th century textile manufacturing city, is a durable fabric that resembles corduroy. The weave has faint lengthwise ridges, but without the filling yarns that make the distinct wales characteristic of corduroy. It can have the appearance of narrow-width stripes with ...

4. Yoruba clothing - Wikipedia

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   It is regarded as a valuable heirloom and a symbol of authority and prestige. It can be called Itagbe when its a shawl worn over the shoulder. [14] [15] Ankara: a printed cotton fabric that originated from Netherlands and Indonesia but became popular in West Africa due to its colorful and vibrant patterns. Ankara is also known as Dutch wax ...

5. Interfacing - Wikipedia

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   Generally, the heavier weight a fabric is, the heavier weight an interfacing it will use. Interfacing is sold at fabric stores by the yard or metre from bolts, similar to cutting fabric. Sewing patterns specify if interfacing is needed, the weight of interfacing that is required, and the amount. Some patterns use the same fabric as the garment ...

6. 7 Unexpected Places Designers Like To Shop For Holiday Decor

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   The designer says that she also likes to jazz up her tree skirt with fabric remnants that she already has on hand from past projects or sources from a local craft store. Annie Selke

7. Textile arts of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas

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   The fabric had turned into peat, but was still identifiable. Many bodies at the site had been wrapped in fabric before burial. Eighty-seven pieces of fabric were found associated with 37 burials. Researchers have identified seven different weaves in the fabric. One kind of fabric had 26 strands per inch (10 strands per centimeter).