Digital Repository (All)
Physical Description
Production
Material
- - All -
- (-) gold thread
- beads
- brailed gold fillet
- button
- calico
- cotton
- cotton cord
- cotton thread
- golden thread
- gold yarn
- hooks and eyes
- linen
- linen-and-cotton fabric
- linen-and-silk fabric
- metallic fillet
- metal thread
- mixture of linen and silk yarns
- satin
- silk
- silk thread
- silver thread
- silver thread
- soie floche - slightly twisted silk thread
- synthetic
- wool cord
- wool thread
Techniques
- - All -
- applique
- applique embroidery
- chyti (with embroideries in open or drawn threadwork)
- counted threadwork
- crocheted lace
- double-faced embroidery
- dye
- embellished
- embroidered band
- embroidery
- (-) double-darning straw stitch
- applique
- buttonhole
- byzantine
- chain
- daring or bouble running
- double-darning stitch
- fine drawing
- flat stitch
- gobelin
- grafti (traced design)
- hem stitching
- herring bone stitch
- jaconet
- kassinaki (chain stitch)
- knot-stitch
- light stitch
- pissogazi (back stitch)
- psaragkathi (herring bone stitch)
- richti (thrown stitch)
- riza (stem stitch)
- stitch
- 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
- handwoven fabric
- industrially woven textile
- knitted
- knitted with bodkin
- lace
- lace sold by the metre
- lace with little needle
- lacy band
- machine-made embroidery
- matelasse
- plisse
- priming coat
- printed
- traced design embroidery
- white open-work embroidery
- wiry
Use
Population / Cultural / Ethnic Group
No Value
User
Period of use
No Value
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.