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'''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 [[girdle]]s, [[sleeves]], [[bodice]]s, [[neckline]]s or [[pouch]]es. It is promoted in Lochac by the [[Worshipful Company of Broiderers]].

=== Techniques / Styles ===
* [[Couching]]
* [[Opus Anglicanum]]
* [[Or Nue]]
* [[Blackwork]]
* [[Goldwork]]
* [[Whitework]]
* [[Stumpwork]]
* [[Heraldic Embroidery]]
* [[Applique]] and [[Quilting]]
* [[Voided Work]] (Assisi and Reversa)

=== Cultures / Regions ===
* [[Anglo-Saxon embroidery]]
* Scandinavian
** [[Icelandic embroidery]]
** [[Swedish embroidery]]
** [[Norweigian embroidery]]
** [[Danish embroidery]]
* [[Elizabethan embroidery]]
* [[Coptic embroidery]]
* [[Middle Eastern embroidery]]
* [[Viking embroidery]]
* [[Russian embroidery]]
* [[Frankish embroidery]]
* [[Germanic embroidery]]

=== Stitches ===
=== Stitches ===


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* [[pattern darning]]
* [[pattern darning]]
* [[couching]]
* [[couching]]

=== Extant Pieces ===

* [[St Cuthbert Maniple and Stole]]
* [[Maaseik Embroidery]]
* [[Bayeux Tapestry]]
* [[Syon Cope]]
* [[Malterer Hanging]] - 14th C

=== Misc ===

* [[Modelbuchs]] - printed pattern books

=== Links ===

* Victoria and Albert Museum Image Archive - http://images.vam.ac.uk/
[[category:embroidery]]

Revision as of 04:52, 9 October 2005