Crewel embroidery
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Crewel embroidery, or crewelwork, is a type of surface embroidery worked in wool. A wide variety of different embroidery stitches are used to follow a design outline applied to the fabric. The techniq
Fanciful leaf in crewelwork, detail of a curtain, English, c. 1696. Victoria and Albert Museum T.166-1961.
Embroidered cushion cover, 1601, British (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Crewel embroidery on bed curtain panel, British, early 18th century (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Hanoverian period (c. 1740) crewelwork detail highlighting carnation
Embroidery
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Embroidery is the art of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to stitch thread or yarn. It is one of the oldest forms of textile art, with origins dating back thousands of years across
Traditional Nakshi Kantha of Bangladesh
Embroidery sampler by Alice Maywood, 1826
Laid threads, a surface technique in wool on linen. The Bayeux Tapestry, 11th century
Tea-cloth, Hungary, mid-20th century