embroidery
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An embroidered picture made in England c. 1720. Such pictures decorated houses throughout England and America, and gave stylized versions of a scene, the original having been drawn on the canvas for the embroiderer to fill in with embroidery wools or silks. This one was made by Elizabeth Haints.
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A replica of the Bayeux Tapestry, one of the earliest examples of European embroidery. The original was made in the 11th century, on a strip of linen about 50 cm wide. There are 72 scenes relating to the Norman conquest of England in 1066, embroidered in eight colours.
Art of decorating fabric with a needle and thread. It includes broderie anglaise, gros point, and petit point, all of which have been used for the decoration of costumes, gloves, book covers, furnishings, and church vestments.
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