Date of Award
1973
Document Type
Thesis
Department
Art
First Reader
Professor Hazel Thomas
Abstract
Embroidery is sometimes called needle-painting. The word embroidery comes from the Anglo-Saxon word, meaning edge or border. There are many different kinds of stitches, some to outline a design, and others to fill in an entire area for a design. One of the advantages of embroidery is that it can be as simple or as complicated as you want.
Crochet, which developed as a way of making fine lace, has grown into a very versatile type of needlework. The French word "crochet", meaning crooked, applied to the crochet hook, and gave crocheted lace its name. There are three main stitches--chain, single, and double. Various designs are achieved by combining the three stitches.
Recommended Citation
Burgess, Bennie Carol, "Embroidery and Crochet" (1973). Honors Theses. 485.
https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/honors_theses/485