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  2. Embroidery thread - Wikipedia

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    Embroidery floss or stranded cotton is a loosely twisted, slightly glossy 6-strand thread, usually of cotton but also manufactured in silk, linen, and rayon.Cotton floss is the standard thread for cross-stitch, and is suitable for most embroidery excluding robust canvas embroidery.

  3. Embroidery - Wikipedia

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    Embroidery, appliqué, cut-pile embroidery Raffia cloth and thread Kutch embroidery: Kutch, Gujarat, India Cotton cloth, cotton or silk thread Lambada embroidery: Banjara people: Mountmellick work: Mountmellick, County Laois, Ireland Knotted stitches, padded stitches White cotton cloth and thread Opus anglicanum: England

  4. 50 Times People Embroidered Such Creative Things They Just ...

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    Image credits: monsterboxxx According to married artist couple Charles and Elin, embroidery is an ancient art form that traces its origins back to somewhere around the year 30,000 BC. Embroidery ...

  5. Goldwork (embroidery) - Wikipedia

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    Goldwork is always surface embroidery and free embroidery; the vast majority is a form of laid work or couching; that is, the gold threads are held onto the surface of the fabric by a second thread, usually of fine silk. The ends of the thread, depending on type, are simply cut off, or are pulled through to the back of the embroidery and ...

  6. Drawn thread work - Wikipedia

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    Drawn thread work is one of the earliest forms of open work embroidery, and has been worked throughout Europe. Originally it was often used for ecclesiastical items and to ornament shrouds. [1] It is a form of counted-thread embroidery based on removing threads from the warp and/or the weft of a piece of even-weave fabric. The remaining threads ...

  7. Thread (yarn) - Wikipedia

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    An assortment of different colors of thread Red thread bobbin Multi-colored stranded embroidery floss. A thread is a long strand of material, often composed of several filaments or fibres, used for joining, creating or decorating textiles. Ancient Egyptians were known for creating thread using plant fibers, wool and hair. [1]