Dictionary of the English textile terms. 2014.
Chinese 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… … Wikipedia
Embroidery — 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… … Wikipedia
embroidery — /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… … Universalium
Embroidery 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 backside of the fabric to the front side and back to the back side. The thread stroke on the front side… … Wikipedia
Chinese knotting — Traditional Chinese Knots Chinese knotting (Chinese: 中國結; pinyin: Zhōngguó jié) is a decorative handicraft art that began as a form of Chinese folk art in the Tang and Song Dynasty (960 1279 AD) in China. It was later popularized in the Ming).… … Wikipedia
Chinese paper cutting — A Paper cut Window Flower during Chinese New Year Chinese Paper Cutting or Jianzhi (剪纸) is the first type of papercutting design, since paper was invented by Cai Lun in the Eastern Han Dynasty in China. The art form later spread to other parts of … Wikipedia
Suzhou embroidery — Suzhou embroidery, also known as Su embroidery, is one of the four traditional Chinese embroidery styles. The other three Chinese embroidery styles are Xiang embroidery, Yue embroidery and Shu embroidery.Suzhou embroidery,or su xiu has a history… … Wikipedia
Changzhou needlework embroidery — Changzhou Needlework Embroidery(Chinese: 常州乱针绣) was founded in 1920 by lady Yang Shouyu (杨守玉, 1896 1981, Changzhou , Jiangsu) , the younger cousin of Liu Haisu (刘海粟). She was a contemporary artist of embroidery and the master of Changzhou… … Wikipedia
Mountmellick 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 … Wikipedia
Goldwork (embroidery) — Goldwork , Uniform … Wikipedia
Crewel 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… … Wikipedia
