Needlework used to enrich textile fabrics, leather, etc.; also,
the art of embroidering. Diversified ornaments, especially by
contrasted figures and colors; variegated decoration. The
technique in needlework of decorating fabric by stitching
designs and figures of colored threads of fine material (such as
silk) into another material (such as cotton, wool, leather, or
paper). Also: the material produced by this technique.
Decorative stitching on fabric. Generally involves non-lettering
designs, but can also include lettering and/or monograms.
Evolved from hand embroidery, to simple one-head manual sewing
machines, schiffli machines with hundreds of needles, to high-
speed multi-head machines. Evidence of embroidery exists during
the reign of Egyptian pharaohs, in the writings of Homer, from
the Crusaders to the 20th century. to stitch designs on cloth
with a needle and thread. to ornament, create or embellish with
needlework. a surface ornamentation made with a thread or set of
threads sewn onto a fabric. Noun: