Tsugihari-nui is the Japanese term for the double running, or Holbein stitch. WV
Tsujigahana is a Japanese form of decoration that includes nui ('embroidery', lit. 'sewing'), shi-bori (a Japanese technique of tie-dyeing), kaki-e ('painting') and surihaku.
Nuihaku is a Japanese embroidery technique that involves embroidery and the use of metal leaf. It is still being used for Noh garments.
Kin koma is a Japanese embroidery technique that involves the couching of metal threads.
Su-nui is a Japanese embroidery method that is characterised by a monochrome ground material, a limited range of colours of the embroidery threads and fine lines.
Ura-nuki is a Japanese style of embroidery with large motifs and long parallel stitches. It was particularly used in the Momoyama period (1568-1600).
Surihaku is a Japanese embroidery technique that uses metal leaf applied to the ground material. It was becoming popular during the Momoyama period (1568-1600).
Watashi-nui is a Japanese style of couching, characterised by the use of a thread that goes across the ground material without appearing on the reverse side of the cloth.
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The sashi-nui style of Japanese embroidery is characterised by the use of long and short stitches. It is often used to make pictorial figures by overlapping the stitches.
Japanese embroidery (nihon shishu) is characterised by its use of silk and metal threads (passing) to embroider intricate patterns on delicate silk fabrics. Embroidery in Japan is generally carried out irrespective of the ground material itself (free-style embroidery). Embroidery is being used on kimono and many other garments and textiles, including the fukusa (coverings), wall hangings and bedspreads.
Johannes Stradanus (Jan van der Straat; 1523-1605) was an artist who was born in Bruges, Belgium, and who died in Florence, Italy. This pen and ink drawing shows Cornelia, the mother of the Gracchi, together with her female companions, engaged in various forms of textile production and needlework. The drawing measures 19.9 x 27.5 cm.
The Palazzo Schifanoia in Ferrara, Italy, is decorated by frescoes painted by Cosme Tura, Francesco del Cossa, Baldassare d'Este and Ercole Roberti. The Triumph of Minerva by Francesco del Cossa (c. 1435 - c. 1477) is located on the eastern wall.