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  2. Ukrainian embroidery - Wikipedia

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    Ukrainian embroidery was an everyday art in the common people's lives until the 19th century, when it became more of a craft . Embroidery was mostly used for the decoration of clothing and fabrics and for the decoration of homes and churches. [ 2] Embroidered products, especially a rushnyk, are greatly symbolic for a series of ceremonies and ...

  3. Embroidery of India - Wikipedia

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    Embroidery in India includes dozens of embroidery styles that vary by region and clothing styles. Designs in Indian embroidery are formed on the basis of the texture and the design of the fabric and the stitch. The dot and the alternate dot, the circle, the square, the triangle, and permutations and combinations of these constitute the design.

  4. 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 ...

  5. File:Design pattern used for rosarian girls' blouse, skirt ...

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  6. Vyshyvanka - Wikipedia

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    A geometric pattern woven in the past by adding red or black threads into the light thread was later imitated by embroidery and believed to have the power to protect a person from all harm. [ 11 ] : 278 There is a saying in Ukrainian "Народився у вишиванці" which is translated as somebody was born wearing vyshyvanka, so that ...

  7. Ukrainian national clothing - Wikipedia

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    Ukrainian national clothing is the clothing worn by people living in Ukraine, mainly ethnic Ukrainians. The most famous Ukrainian clothing items are the embroidered shirt ( vyshyvanka ), a cloth sash and a vinok flower crown. The clothing styles differed between the four macroregions of Ukraine: Polissia, Lisostep, Step and Carpathians. [ 1]

  8. 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 ...

  9. Pattern (sewing) - Wikipedia

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    Fitting a nettle/canvas-fabric on a dress form. In sewing and fashion design, a pattern is the template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto woven or knitted fabrics before being cut out and assembled. Patterns are usually made of paper, and are sometimes made of sturdier materials like paperboard or cardboard if they need to be ...