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  • 1Embroidery — • In Christian worship embroidery was used from early times to ornament vestments Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Embroidery     Embroidery      …

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  • 2Gold and Silver thread — Gold and Silver thread: Under this heading some general account may be given of gold and silver strips and threads used in connection with varieties of weaving, embroidery and twisting and plaiting or lace work. To this day, in many oriental… …

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  • 3embroidery — /em broy deuh ree, dree/, n., pl. embroideries. 1. the art of working raised and ornamental designs in threads of silk, cotton, gold, silver, or other material, upon any woven fabric, leather, paper, etc., with a needle. 2. embroidered work or… …

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  • 4Gold — This article is about the metal. For the color, see Gold (color). For other uses, see Gold (disambiguation). platinum ← gold → mercury …

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  • 5embroidery — /ɛmˈbrɔɪdəri/ (say em broyduhree), / dri/ (say dree) noun (plural embroideries) 1. the art of working, with a needle, raised and ornamental designs in threads of silk, cotton, gold, silver, or other material, upon any woven fabric, leather, paper …

  • 6Cloth of gold — This article is about the fabric. For the snail, see Conus textile. For the 16th century event, see Field of Cloth of Gold. Cloth of gold is a fabric woven with a gold wrapped or spun weft referred to as a spirally spun gold strip . In most cases …

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  • 7Goldwork (embroidery) — Goldwork , Uniform …

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  • 8Machine embroidery — is a term that can be used to describe two different actions. The first is using a sewing machine to manually create (either freehand or with built in stitches) a design on a piece of fabric or other similar item. The second is to use a specially …

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  • 9Ukrainian embroidery — ( uk. Вишивка Vyshyvka ) occupies an important place among the various branches of Ukrainian decorative arts. [Dr. Natalie Kononenko. Ukrainian Minstrels: And the Blind Shall Sing . M.E. Sharpe, 1998. p 18.] Embroidery has a rich history in… …

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  • 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… …

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