Crewel embroidery
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crewel-embroidery-284-15747558
title:
Crewel embroidery
text:
Crewel embroidery, or crewelwork, is a type of surface embroidery using wool. A wide variety of different embroidery stitches are used to follow a design outline applied to the fabric. The technique is at least a thousand years old. Crewel embroidery is not identified with particular styles of designs, but rather is embroidery with the use of this wool thread. Modern crewel wool is a fine, two-ply or one-ply yarn available in many different colours. Crewel embroidery is often associated with Eng
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description:
Type of embroidery using wool
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crewel_embroidery
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2023-10-17T08:31:12Z
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