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

Answer

Crewelwork is a free-form surface embroidery style traditionally worked with loosely twisted wool yarn called crewel wool.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Colonial whitework

Answer

Colonial whitework features white thread on white fabric and was popular in colonial America for decorating household linens and garments.

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

Answer

Stumpwork is a raised embroidery technique that creates three-dimensional figures and motifs using padding, wiring, and various filling stitches.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Nihon Shishu

Answer

Nihon Shishu, or Japanese embroidery, is a refined silk thread embroidery tradition requiring years of formal study and using specific shading and stitching techniques.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A Japanese running stitch geometric embroidery

Answer

Sashiko is a Japanese embroidery tradition using running stitches to create geometric patterns, traditionally worked in white thread on indigo blue fabric.

Embroidery Practice Test

Embroidery Practice Test

Embroidery Embroidery History and Culture 2