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2. 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.

3. Needlework - Wikipedia

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   Needlework was an important fact of women's identity during the Victorian age, including embroidery, netting, knitting, crochet, and Berlin wool work. A growing middle class had more leisure time than ever before; printed materials offered homemakers thousands of patterns.

4. Balochi needlework - Wikipedia

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   Balochi needlework (also known as Balochi embroidery; Balochi: گُد دۏچی) is a type of Balochi handicraft made by the Baloch people. [1] It is considered a heritage art, has been recognized by UNESCO , and it sells internationally.

5. Embroidery - Wikipedia

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   Embroidery can be classified according to what degree the design takes into account the nature of the base material and by the relationship of stitch placement to the fabric. The main categories are free or surface embroidery, counted-thread embroidery, and needlepoint or canvas work. [19]

6. Iranian handicrafts - Wikipedia

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   Persian embroidery. Pateh, needlework on wool, with colored thread, mostly of silk. It is mostly created by women. [5] Rasht embroidery; Sermeh embroidery; Sistan embroidery and Sistan cream embroidery , using a black, cream or white thread color to decorate clothing or other fabrics; Zardozi, metal embroidery thread work made of silver or gold ...

7. Drawn thread work - Wikipedia

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   Drawn thread work is one of the earliest forms of open work embroidery, and has been worked throughout Europe. Originally it was often used for ecclesiastical items and to ornament shrouds. [1] It is a form of counted-thread embroidery based on removing threads from the warp and/or the weft of a piece of even-weave fabric. The remaining threads ...