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1 - Welcome to #ThreadTalk. This week’s subject: #embroidery.
This fabric art—both fine and folk — is a world heritage art, meaning its inception goes back before recorded times.
So tonight, I’m taking you on a tour around the world.
This fabric art—both fine and folk — is a world heritage art, meaning its inception goes back before recorded times.
So tonight, I’m taking you on a tour around the world.
2 - The word "embroider" comes to English by way Frankish and Proto-German & may mean “braid” or “embellishment.”
From simple decorative stitches to complex beaded patterns, embroidery is often a matter of national pride and identity, too, like this Croatian blouse.
From simple decorative stitches to complex beaded patterns, embroidery is often a matter of national pride and identity, too, like this Croatian blouse.
3 - The width and breadth of the embroidery on Earth is striking in variety & beauty. It transcends class, status, and rank & has been used both as symbols of the oppressed and the oppressor.
This hand-stitched Mandarin rank badge is from the Qing Dynasty in China.
This hand-stitched Mandarin rank badge is from the Qing Dynasty in China.
