Digital Repository (All)
Physical Description
Production
Material
- - All -
- (-) cotton thread
- (-) gold cordon
- (-) silk cordon
- (-) spangles
- (-) wool cordon
- band
- beads
- braid
- brailed gold fillet
- branchy silk threads
- branchy woollen threads
- button
- cabot
- calico
- cotton
- cotton cord
- cotton ribbon
- felt
- fine calico
- gauze
- gold cord
- gold thread
- gold yarn
- hooks and eyes
- linen
- linen-and-cotton fabric
- metal
- metal gilded sheet
- metallic elements
- metallic fillet
- rich brocaded fabric
- satin cotton
- silk
- silk-and-cotton fabric
- silk fabric
- silk fillet
- silk fringe
- silk thread
- silver thread
- silver thread
- snap fastening
- soie floche - slightly twisted silk thread
- synthetic
- synthetic ribbon
- velvet
- wool cord
- wool thread
- wool yarn
Techniques
- - All -
- (-) counted threadwork
- added paint
- applique
- applique embroidery
- chyti (with embroideries in open or drawn threadwork)
- crocheted lace
- double-faced embroidery
- dye
- embellished
- embroidered band
- embroidery
- buttonhole
- byzantine
- chain
- double-darning stitch
- double-darning straw stitch
- festoni (scallop)
- flat stitch
- gobelin
- grafti (traced design)
- herring bone stitch
- kassinaki (chain stitch)
- knot-stitch
- light stitch
- ountitsa
- pissogazi (back stitch)
- riza (stem stitch)
- stitch
- straight
- terzidiko (gold tailored)
- embroidery of the loom
- engraved
- gilding
- gilding (?)
- glazed
- gold embroidery
- gold embroidery of the frame
- golden lace
- hammered
- handwoven fabric
- industrially woven textile
- knitted
- knitted with bodkin
- lace
- lace sold by the metre
- lace with little needle
- lacy band
- machine-made embroidery
- machine-made white embroidery
- matelasse
- plisse
- priming coat
- printed
- silver embroidered
- traced design embroidery
- white open-work embroidery
- wiry
Use
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Donation Policy
Support the CMLE
The enrichment of the CMLE’s collections, with the aim of safekeeping, preserving, utilising and promoting them, has been a constant goal throughout all these years.
If you wish to donate objects to the CMLE, please download and complete the special item donation form.