Digital Repository (All)
Physical Description
Production
Material
- - All -
- (-) cotton thread
- (-) gold thread
- band
- beads
- braid
- brailed gold fillet
- branchy silk threads
- branchy woollen threads
- brisimi (silk thread)
- button
- cabot
- calico
- cordon
- cotton
- cotton cord
- cotton cordon
- cotton fillet
- cotton pearl
- cotton ribbon
- felt
- fine calico
- floche cord
- fullen wool fabric
- garment
- gauze
- gold chevron
- gold cord
- gold cordon
- gold yarn
- hooks and eyes
- ivory
- linen
- linen-and-cotton fabric
- linen-and-silk fabric
- metal
- metal gilded sheet
- metallic fillet
- mixture of linen and silk yarns
- moulinedes (cotton threads)
- paper
- poplin
- porcelain
- ribbon
- rich brocaded fabric
- satin
- satin ribbon
- sheeting
- silk
- silk-and-cotton fabric
- silk braid
- silk brocaded fabric
- silk cord
- silk cordon
- silk fabric
- silk fillet
- silk fringe
- silk thread
- silver cord
- silver cordon
- silver thread
- silver thread
- snap fastening
- soie floche - slightly twisted silk thread
- spangles
- stones
- synthetic
- synthetic ribbon
- synthetic thread
- undervest
- velvet
- wool cord
- wool cordon
- wool fringe
- wool ribbon
- wool thread
- wool yarn
Techniques
- - All -
- added paint
- applique
- applique embroidery
- chyti (with embroideries in open or drawn threadwork)
- counted threadwork
- crocheted lace
- double-faced embroidery
- dye
- embellished
- embroidered band
- embroidery
- applique
- basting stitch
- buttonhole
- byzantine
- chain
- counted one step vertical stitch
- cut embroidery
- daisy
- daring or bouble running
- dense "rug" stitch
- double-darning stitch
- double-darning straw stitch
- festoni (scallop)
- fine drawing
- flat stitch
- gobelin
- grafti (traced design)
- hem stitching
- herring bone stitch
- jaconet
- kassinaki (chain stitch)
- knot-stitch
- light stitch
- namet
- ountitsa
- perasti (darning stitch)
- pissogazi (back stitch)
- pissokenti (back stitch)
- pissovelonia (back stitch)
- psaragkathi (herring bone stitch)
- richti (thrown stitch)
- riza (stem stitch)
- rounded
- shadow stitch
- square
- stitch
- stitch that form a zic-zag
- straight
- terzidiko (gold tailored)
- white open-work hand-made embroidery
- xombliasti
- embroidery of the loom
- gilding
- gilding (?)
- glazed
- gold embroidery
- gold embroidery of the frame
- golden lace
- hammered
- handwoven fabric
- industrially woven textile
- knitted
- knitted with bodkin
- knitted with little needle
- lace
- lace sold by the metre
- lace with hairpin
- lace with little needle
- lacy band
- machine-made embroidery
- machine-made white embroidery
- matelasse
- plisse
- priming coat
- printed
- traced design embroidery
- white open-work embroidery
- wiry
Use
Population / Cultural / Ethnic Group
User
Period of use
No Value
Donation Policy
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