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The History Of Embroidery

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

EMBROIDERY

BY ALEXIS
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Embroidery: The handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with needle, thread or yarn.

Embroidery also may use other materials like metal strips, pearls, beads, quills, and sequins.

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HOW DID EMBROIDERY START?

Embroidery has been dated as far back as the Iron Age (5th-3rd century BC.)
They used it to patch, mend, reinforce and decorate clothing.

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WHO STARTED IT?

Embroidery was used/started by the Egyptians, Babylonians, Phoenicians and the Hebrews.

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EMBROIDERY TODAY?

Today, machine embroidery has grown a lot, and computers have made making the process easier for mass production of different designs.

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