applique
Speech parts
1. applique - Noun
2. applique - Adjective
3. applique - Verb
Meaning
Ornamented with a pattern (which has been cut out of another color or stuff) applied or transferred to a foundation; as, applique lace; applique work.
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Men and warrior women wore tunics, often embroidered, adorned with felt applique work, or metal (golden) plaques.
For example, a Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) thangka - Tibetan Buddhist painting on cotton or silk applique - records how Princess Wencheng entered Tibet and how the Jokhang Monastery was built following her arrival.
It displays extraordinary imagination and execution of thoughts on cotton, in thread work and applique decoration, on its length and breadth.
These 30-Inch back-cut applique diamonds have whimsical graphics and ageless appeal.
She is now preparing to launch her own applique patterns as well as a brand new business, The Crafty Controller, an accounting service for the indie crafter.
Though they learned both pieced work and applique; by the 1870s they had adapted applique techniques to create a uniquely Hawaiian mode of expression.