Embroidery Embroidery History and Culture 2

Question 1

What is 'crewelwork' and what fiber is traditionally used?

Accepted Answer

A free-form embroidery style using wool yarn

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A cross-stitch style using cotton floss

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A machine embroidery technique using polyester

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A goldwork style using metal threads

Question 2

Which American embroidery tradition dates back to colonial times and features outline stitching on white fabric?

Accepted Answer

Colonial whitework

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Pennsylvania Dutch fraktur

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Appalachian quilting

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New England crewelwork

Question 3

What is the significance of the 'Stumpwork' embroidery style that emerged in 17th-century England?

Accepted Answer

It created raised, three-dimensional embroidery effects

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It was the first machine-made embroidery

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It used tree bark as a backing material

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It involved embroidering on tree stumps as decoration

Question 4

Which Japanese embroidery tradition is known for its highly refined silk thread work on silk fabric?

Accepted Answer

Nihon Shishu

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Sashiko

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Kogin

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Tsugaru

Question 5

What is 'Sashiko' embroidery and what culture does it originate from?

Accepted Answer

A Japanese running stitch geometric embroidery

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An Indian beadwork style

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A Chinese silk painting technique

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A Korean appliqué tradition

Question 6

Which country is the origin of 'Kantha' embroidery, made from layered old cloth stitched together?

Accepted Answer

India and Bangladesh

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Nepal

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Sri Lanka

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Pakistan