embroidery yarn
1Embroidery thread — is yarn that is manufactured or hand spun specifically for embroidery and other forms of needlework.Threads for hand embroidery include: [Reader s Digest Complete Guide to Needlework . The Reader s Digest Association, Inc. (March 1992). ISBN 0… …
2Embroidery — is the art or handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with designs stitched in strands of thread or yarn using a needle. Embroidery may also use other materials such as metal strips, pearls, beads, quills, and sequins. Sewing machines… …
3Yarn — This article is about the fibre product. For the type of joke, see Shaggy dog story. Yarn …
4embroidery — n 1. needlework, needlepoint, cross stitch; tatting. 2. elaboration, embellishment, exaggeration, expansion, amplification, hyperbole, overstatement; stretching the imagination or the truth, coloring, distortion, strain; yarn, tall story, Inf.… …
5Goldwork (embroidery) — Goldwork , Uniform …
6Crewel embroidery — Fanciful leaf in crewelwork, detail of a curtain, England, c. 1696. V A T.166 1961. Crewel Embroidery, or Crewelwork, is a decorative form of surface embroidery using wool and a variety of different embroidery stitches to follow a design outline… …
7Chinese embroidery — An elaborate Chinese silk embroidery, approx. 1875 1900, Qing Dynasty. Chinese embroidery refers to embroidery created by any of the cultures located in the area that makes up modern China. It is some of the oldest extant needlework. The four… …
8Mountmellick embroidery — or Mountmellick work is a floral whitework embroidery originating from the town of Mountmellick in County Laois, Ireland in the early nineteenth century. Contents 1 History 2 Technique and uses 3 References …
9Chikan (embroidery) — Chikan embroidery on a cotton kurta Chikan (Hindi: चिकन, Urdu: چکن) is a traditional embroidery style from Lucknow, India. Literally translated, the word means embroidery. Believed to have been introduced by Nur Jehan, Mugh …
10Overlord embroidery — The Overlord embroidery was commissioned by Lord Dulverton in 1968 and made by the Royal School of Needlework from designs by artist Sandra Lawrence. It commemorates the D Day invasion of France during World War II. It tells the story of… …
