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Pattern formed when consecutively cut veneeers or flitches opened like pages in a book. Displays a mirror image or symmetrical pattern.
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Beaded Elegance: Exploring the Art of Textile Embellishment
Beadwork is the art or craft of attaching beads to one another or to cloth using a needle and thread. Most beadwork takes the form of jewelry or other personal adornment, but beads are also used in...
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A gauge is a set number of rows per inch (in knitting) or the thread-count of a woven fabric that helps the knitter determine whether they have the right size knitting needles or a weaver if the...
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Sanforized is a term used in textiles to refer to a specific treatment process applied to fabric or garments to prevent them from shrinking after washing. This process was developed in the early 20th...
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Fashion designer Mary Quant is credited with popularizing the miniskirt in the 1960s.