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Crochet

Crochet is an art of fabric creation with the use yarn or threat, or some other material, and a special crochet hook. The latter can be made from a variety of materials including wood, metal or plastic. The word crochet comes…

Embroidery

Embroidery refers to the art of embellishing fabrics and other materials using thread or yarn and a needle. Besides thread, embroidery can also use other decorative materials including metals, pearls, sequins and beads which make great presents. It is…

Knitting

Knitting refers to a method of fabric creation using a yarn or thread. Each knitted cloth consists of consecutive rows of loops or stitches, with a new loop being pulled through the existing one. Every new stitch is held…

Sewing

Sewing is the craft of fastening materials and objects using stitches which are made with a needle. It is one of the oldest of all textile arts with a history dating back as far as prehistory when people sewed animal fur…

Tapestry

Tapestry is defined as a textile art which is usually woven on a vertical loom but it can also be woven on a floor loom. It consists of two sets of interwoven threads, with one running parallel to height and one running…