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2. Sampler (needlework) - Wikipedia

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   A needlework sampler is a piece of embroidery or cross-stitching produced as a 'specimen of achievement', [1] demonstration or a test of skill in needlework. [2][3] It often includes the alphabet, figures, motifs, decorative borders and sometimes the name of the person who embroidered it and the date. The word sampler is derived from the Latin ...

3. Outlander (novel) - Wikipedia

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   Outlander (published in the United Kingdom as Cross Stitch) is a historical fantasy novel by American writer Diana Gabaldon, first published in 1991.Initially set around the time of the Second World War, it focuses on nurse Claire Beauchamp, who travels through time to 18th-century Scotland, where she finds adventure and romance with the dashing Jamie Fraser.

4. Cross-stitch - Wikipedia

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   Cross-stitch. Cross-stitch is a form of sewing and a popular form of counted-thread embroidery in which X-shaped stitches in a tiled, raster-like pattern are used to form a picture. The stitcher counts the threads on a piece of evenweave fabric (such as linen) in each direction so that the stitches are of uniform size and appearance.

5. Embroidery - Wikipedia

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   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. In modern days, embroidery is usually seen on hats, clothing, blankets, and handbags. Embroidery is available in a wide variety of thread or yarn ...

6. Outlander (book series) - Wikipedia

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   Outlander (book series) Outlander. (book series) Outlander is a series of historical fantasy novels by American author Diana Gabaldon. [1] Gabaldon began the first volume of the series, Outlander, in the late 1980s, and it was published in 1991. [2] She has published nine out of a planned ten volumes. [3]

7. 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 ...