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OPEN WORK EMBROIDERY [1 record]

Record 1 2006-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Needle Embroidery
DEF

An embroidery in which the design is outlined in buttonhole stitch, after which some parts of the fabric within the outlines are cut away.

Key term(s)
  • open work embroidery
  • open-work embroidery

French

Domaine(s)
  • Broderie à l'aiguille
CONT

La broderie ajourée [est exécutée] non pas [en coupant] des fils du tissu mais [en les liant] en groupes pour dégager des espaces ajourés.

Key term(s)
  • broderie de jour

Spanish

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