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twisted together. These are either couched like passing, with the couching thread visible, or with the thread angled with the twist to make it invisible....

the back. The cover embroidery is 7+3⁄4" by 5+3⁄4", couched in a zigzag pattern using fine gold thread. The remainder is worked in linen floss using...

and weld yellow.[citation needed] Silk or wooled vests embellished with couched gold thread or silk embroidery probably represent the introduction of a...

"jehllubeeya" in Eritrea) is a loose-fitting, traditional garment from the Nile Valley. Today, it is associated with farmers living in Egypt (Greater Cairo, countryside...

and furniture upholstery (primarily couches); medium, narrow, and fine wale fabrics are usually found in garments worn above the waist. The primary types...

wear') is a traditional Japanese garment and the national dress of Japan. The kimono is a wrapped-front garment with square sleeves and a rectangular...

from the tomb of Alexander IV Remains of Philip II's funeral pyre Gold jewelry and garment ornaments of a Macedonian Queen at Aigai 9th century BCE grave...

and Deuteronomy 22:11) prohibit wearing wool and linen fabrics in one garment, the blending of different species of animals, and the planting together...

characteristic garment of the period was the ruff, which began as a modest ruffle attached to the neckband of a shirt or smock and grew into a separate garment of...

particularly by the fellaheen or village women. Many of the handcrafted garments were richly embroidered and the creation and maintenance of these items...

within a design Couched stitches, where one thread is laid on the surface of the fabric and another thread is used to tie it down. Couching is often used...

15th or early 16th century. Silk velvet embroidered with silk and gold threads, closely laid and couched. Contemporary Art Institute of Chicago textile collection...

its craftsmanship exhibits techniques such as underside couching, split stitch, laid and couched work, and raised work, all stitched onto a lush velvet...

I rolled up my garment, my kingly robe, and carried on my head bricks and earth (i.e. mud bricks). I had soil-baskets made of gold and silver and made...

from Nagaland, Honolulu Museum of Art Woman's Wrapped Garment (Sari) Uttar Pradesh Green cloth with embroidery, detail, Crafts Museum, Delhi Hanging from...

contracting with the bias), and are not very elastic, unless they are woven from stretchable material such as spandex. Knitted garments are often more...

white garments, and was decked with ornaments. His hair was matted and was decorated by a crescent moon and Ganga. He had five faces each with three-eyes...

with them, they sacked the capital of Ifat and hauled away a considerable amount of gold, silver, bronze and lead, as well as considerable garments....

Pseudo-Chrysostom: Mary His mother, not crowned with a diadem or laying on a golden couch; but with barely one garment, not for ornament but for covering, and...

fabric, and gold thread on a decayed ground material. There are examples of appliqué and edging techniques used to decorate and strengthen garments. Birka...