Detail of a traditional Kazakh rug embroidered with stylized floral and leaf patterns in chainstitching. The swirling vines and flowers are stitched in red, yellow, green, white, pink, and blue crewel wool on a black background.
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Decorating with Needlework

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Decorative needlework has been used to add beautiful details to clothing and upholstered furnishings for millennia. Embroidered table and bed linens were de rigueur for fancy folk. Needlepoint or petit point pillows or rugs have long been signifiers of taste, elegance, and wealth. Cross-stitch samplers showed girls’ needlework skills, which made them look refined and […]