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Assisi embroidery is a form of counted-thread embroidery based on an ancient Italian needlework tradition in which the background is filled with embroidery stitches and the main motifs are outlined but not stitched. The name is derived from the Italian town of Assisi where the modern form of the craft originated.

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Assisi embroidery

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Assisi embroidery is a form of counted-thread embroidery based on an ancient Italian needlework tradition in which the background is filled with embroidery...

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Assisi

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flag-waving and dancing contests. Assisi Embroidery is a form of counted-thread embroidery which has been practised in Assisi since the 13th century. Today...

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Embroidery

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Embroidery is the art of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to stitch thread or yarn. Embroidery may also incorporate other materials...

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Backstitch

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backstitch is the stitch used to outline shapes in modern cross-stitch, in Assisi embroidery and occasionally in blackwork. Stem stitch is an ancient technique;...

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Cross stitches

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crewel embroidery, especially to add texture to stems, leaves, and similar objects. Basic cross stitch is used to fill backgrounds in Assisi work. Cross...

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Holbein stitch

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stitch is a simple, reversible line embroidery stitch most commonly used in Blackwork embroidery and Assisi embroidery. The stitch is named after Hans Holbein...

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Blackwork

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in the embroidery. Framed Celtic design in blackwork Chessboard Sampler Map of Derbyshire Holbein stitch English embroidery Assisi embroidery, an Italian...

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Balochi needlework

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Balochi needlework (also known as Balochi embroidery; Balochi: گُد دۏچی) is a type of handicraft made by the Baloch people. It is considered a heritage...

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Monastery of Tazert

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founded by André Poissonnier, it is a priory of the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi since 2019. The monastery was founded in 1931 by André Poissonnier who,...

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Rasht embroidery

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Rasht embroidery (Persian: رشتی‌دوزی, romanized: Rashti-duzi) is a Persian art and handicraft. It is a decorative felt panel with a fine detail chain stitch...

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Bethlehem

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vestments with their heavy embroidery and silver brocade. Bethlehem traditional dress Chest panel from Bethlehem dress Embroidery detail Taqsireh jacket embroidered...

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Muzaffarpur

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Rajeshwari Devi Temple St. Francis Assisi Cathedral Gurudwara Appan Samachar List of cities in Bihar Sujini embroidery work of Bihar Muzaffarpur Shirsh...

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Textiles in folklore

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millinery. Needlework: Clare of Assisi is the patron saint of needlework, and Rose of Lima is the patron saint of embroidery, a specific type of needlework...

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Liturgical lace

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earliest representation with the linen alb of Francis of Assisi presumably made by Clare of Assisi. By the early 13th century, the Ancrene Wisse, an anonymous...

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Mahtab Norouzi

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Iranian Balochi master artisan in traditional Balochi needlework and embroidery. Mahtab Norouzi (English: Moonlight New Year) was born in c. 1934 and...

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Middle Ages

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official doctrines. The veneration of popular mystics, such as Francis of Assisi (d. 1226), was often sanctioned by church authorities. Many popular mystics...

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Aleijadinho

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main monuments that contain his works are the Church of Saint Francis of Assisi in Ouro Preto and the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus of Matosinhos. Little is known...

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Rose of Lima

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efforts. Rose of Lima was born to a noble family and is the patron saint of embroidery, gardening and cultivation of blooming flowers. A lay member of the Dominican...

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Needlework Development Scheme

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education, that was to encourage and initiate a new standard for British embroidery design in both hand and machine work. The organisation was primarily responsible...

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Brazilian art

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Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, Ouro Preto Aleijadinho and Francisco de Lima Cerqueira: Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, Ouro Preto Aleijadinho: Christ...

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Our Lady of Porta Vaga

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and celebrated the feast of Our Lady in the premises of St. Francis of Assisi Parish Church in the city proper, away from Spanish naval artillery fire...

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UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists

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Yuruparí". unesco.org. Retrieved 2015-12-09. "Festival of Saint Francis of Assisi, Quibdó". unesco.org. Retrieved 2015-12-09. "UNESCO - Ancestral system of...

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Dominican Order

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orders of mendicant friars – one, the Friars Minor, was led by Francis of Assisi; the other, the Friars Preachers, by Dominic de Guzmán. Like his contemporary...

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