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=== Stitches === |
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Revision as of 16:13, 4 November 2003
Embroidery is the use of needles and threads of varing thickness, with or without beads or other baubles, to lay down a logo or pattern onto fabric using various sewing stitches.
Embroidery is a great way to show off your device. It can also be used to decorate girdles, sleeves, bodices, necklines or pouches.
Techniques / Styles
- Couching
- Opus Anglicanum
- Or Nue
- Cross stitch
- Blackwork
- Goldwork
- Whitework
- Stumpwork
- Heraldic Embroidery
- Applique and Quilting
- Voided Work (Assisi and Reversa)
Cultures / Regions
- Anglo-Saxon embroidery
- Scandinavian
- Elizabethan embroidery
- Coptic embroidery
- Middle Eastern embroidery
- Viking embroidery
Stitches
Links
- Victoria and Albert Museum Image Archive - http://images.vam.ac.uk/
