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  2. 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.

  3. Embroidery - Wikipedia

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    Examples of canvas work include bargello and Berlin wool work. Embroidery can also be classified by the similarity of its appearance. In drawn thread work and cutwork , the foundation fabric is deformed or cut away to create holes that are then embellished with embroidery, often with thread in the same color as the foundation fabric.

  4. Narrative thread - Wikipedia

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    A classic structure of narrative thread often used in both fiction and non-fiction writing is the monomyth, or hero's journey, with a beginning, a middle, and an end. First, typically the harmony of daily life is broken by a particularly dramatic event that leads into the main story.

  5. Hardanger embroidery - Wikipedia

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    Example of modern Hardanger embroidery work Hardanger embroidery sample, from a 1907 needlework magazine. Hardanger embroidery or "Hardangersøm" is a form of embroidery traditionally worked with white thread on white even-weave linen or cloth, using counted thread and drawn thread work techniques. It is sometimes called whitework embroidery.

  6. Whitework embroidery - Wikipedia

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    Openwork includes drawn thread work and the related cutwork, in which threads are removed (drawn) from the background fabric, which produces an open, lacy effect. [2]: 64 Examples of drawn thread work are broderie anglaise, Madeira, and Hardanger.

  7. Visual rhetoric - Wikipedia

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    Visual rhetoric studies how humans use images to communicate. Elements of images, such as size color, line, and shape, are used to convey messages. [19] In images, meanings are created by the layout and spatial positions of these elements. [19] The entities that constitute an image are socially, politically, and culturally constructed.

  8. Glossary of sewing terms - Wikipedia

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    2. Darning also refers to any of several needlework techniques that are worked using darning stitches, including pattern darning (a type of embroidery), net darning or filet lace, and needle weaving, a drawn thread work technique. [1] darning mushroom A darning mushroom is a tool used for darning clothes, particularly socks. The sock can be ...

  9. Crewel embroidery - Wikipedia

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    The origin of the word crewel is unknown but is thought to come from an ancient word describing the curl in the staple, the single hair of the wool. [5] The word crewel in the 1700s meant worsted, a wool yarn with twist, and thus crewel embroidery was not identified with particular styles of designs, but rather was embroidery with the use of this wool thread.