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2. Embroidery thread - Wikipedia

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   Matte embroidery cotton (or its French name, coton à broder) is a matte-finish (not glossy) twisted 5-ply thread. Medici or broder medici is a fine, light-weight wool thread formerly manufactured by DMC Group. Metallic embroidery threads are threads with metallic elements; these may be synthetic or real metal. Metallic threads range from a ...

3. Tatreez - Wikipedia

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   Tatreez, meaning ‘embroidery’ in Arabic, is used to refer to the traditional style of embroidery practiced in Palestine and Palestinian diaspora communities. The contemporary form of tatreez is often dated back to the 19th century, but the style of cross-stitch embroidery called fallahi has been practiced amongst Arab communities in the ...

4. Balochi needlework - Wikipedia

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

5. Mountmellick embroidery - Wikipedia

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   She employed women to stitch Mountmellick embroidery for sale. Many of these items were sold from the port of Cobh , from where many people embarked on journeys to America. In the 1970s, Sister Teresa Margaret McCarthy of the Presentation Convent in Mountmellick learned of the embroidery, and collected together examples from around the area in ...

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. Clare embroidery - Wikipedia

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   Clare embroidery was a style of Irish textile art established at the Clare Embroidery School, which was founded by Florence Vere O'Brien. Using floral and geometric designs, often in blue and white threads, pieces decorated in this style were exhibited in Ireland, England and America. Queen Victoria purchased smocks decorated with Clare embroidery.