Embroidery
81Madeira embroidery. — See broderie anglaise. [after the island of MADEIRA, where such embroidery is made in convents] …
82Saxon embroidery — see English Work …
83quill embroidery — noun : quillwork …
84Embroideries — Embroidery Em*broid er*y, n.; pl. {Embroideries}. 1. Needlework used to enrich textile fabrics, leather, etc.; also, the art of embroidering. [1913 Webster] 2. Diversified ornaments, especially by contrasted figures and colors; variegated… …
85crewel work — ▪ embroidery type of free style embroidery distinguished not by the stitches employed but by the two ply worsted wool yarn called crewel used for embroidering the design on a twill foundation (i.e., linen warp and cotton weft) or sometimes on… …
86opus anglicanum — ▪ embroidery (Latin: “English work”), embroidery done in England between about 1100 and about 1350 and of a standard unsurpassed anywhere. The technical skill that was shown by English workers in handling gold i.e., silver gilt thread was… …
87raised work — ▪ embroidery also called Stump Work, form of embroidery practiced in England in the 17th century, characterized by biblical and mythological scenes of padded plants, animals, birds, and the like in high relief. Panels, which were used as …
88Ayrshire whitework — ▪ embroidery in embroidery, a type of drawn thread work done in white thread on white material. Although similar work had been executed earlier and in other centres (for example, in 13th and 14th century Germany) and other examples are known… …
89Turkey work — ▪ embroidery form of knotted embroidery practiced in England from the 16th century to the mid 18th century, but especially in the 17th century. Used for upholstery and table covers, it was worked in imitation of Turkish carpets, which are… …
90ZSK — Embroidery Machine Stitch File (Computing » File Extensions) …
