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Glossary Term: embroidery

Glossary Definition: Decoration on fabric with stitching

Bibliography: Glossary of embroidery stitches compiled by Sharon Boggan http://inaminuteago.com List of hand embroidery stitches with index, explanation and diagram for each.

Ganderton, Lucinda, Stitch Sampler, The Ultimate Visual Dictionary to 200 Classic Stitches (London: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 1999)

An example of Chinese silk embroidery [Image courtesy of University of Dundee Museum Service ref. ARTS:258]

 

 



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