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Goldwork (embroidery) Goldwork is the art of embroidery using metal threads. It is particularly prized for the way light plays on it. The term "goldwork" is used even when the threads are imitation gold, silver, or copper. The metal wires used to make the threads have never been entirely gold; they have always been gold-coated silver or cheaper ...
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 major regional styles of Chinese embroidery are Suzhou embroidery (Su Xiu), Hunan embroidery (Xiang ...
Suzhou embroidery, Su embroidery or Su xiu ( simplified Chinese: 苏绣; traditional Chinese: 蘇繡) is the embroidery created around the city of Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. It is one of the oldest embroidery techniques in the world and is the most representative type of art in Chinese embroidery. One of the well-known "four great embroideries of ...
Embroidery stitch. An illustration of the buttonhole stitch. In everyday language, a stitch in the context of embroidery or hand- sewing is defined as the movement of the embroidery needle from the back of the fibre to the front side and back to the back side. [ 1] The thread stroke on the front side produced by this is also called stitch.
A needlework sampler is a piece of embroidery or cross-stitching produced as a 'specimen of achievement', [ 1] demonstration or a test of skill in needlework. [ 2][ 3] It often includes the alphabet, figures, motifs, decorative borders and sometimes the name of the person who embroidered it and the date. The word sampler is derived from the ...
Embroidery. Laid threads, a surface technique in wool on linen. The Bayeux Tapestry, 11th century. Embroidery is the art of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to stitch thread or yarn. Embroidery may also incorporate other materials such as pearls, beads, quills, and sequins.
Boys in Badakshan, Afghanistan, wearing kameez tunics, showing side seams left open below the waist. [ 1] Shalwar kameez[ 2][ 3] (also salwar kameez[ 4] and less commonly shalwar qameez) [ 5][ 6] is a traditional combination dress worn by men and women in South Asia, [ 4][ 7] and Central Asia. [ 8][ 9] Shalwars are trousers which are atypically ...
The abbreviation is not always a short form of the word used in the clue. For example: "Knight" for N (the symbol used in chess notation) Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE.