stumpwork
Padded textile art
Stumpwork is a style of embroidery where portions of the design are raised from the fabric surface, creating a three-dimensional effect.
The technique uses padding, wire frames, or detached needlework to make figures—often faces, hands, or insects—stand out in relief: The stumpwork flowers seemed to leap from the panel.
Popular in 17th-century England for decorating boxes, mirrors, and pictures.
Pointed implement for sewing
- threadFiber for stitching
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- stitchesThread fastening wounds
- hoopRigid circular frame
crewel · goldwork · floss · couching · buttonhole · needlework · embellishment · beading
Lifted higher up
- dimensionalRelating to measurable extent
- paddedFilled with soft material
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- wiredElectrically connected or jittery
sculpted · relief · three-dimensional · stuffed · wrapped · needlelace · slip · embossed
Of late 1500s England
- JacobeanPertaining to King James's reign
- StuartScottish-origin English dynasty
- 17th-centuryThe sixteen hundreds
- casketBurial container
cabinet · sampler · heirloom · antique · restoration · period · English · pictorial
Compressed fiber textile
- wireThin metallic conductor
- paddingMaterial for cushioning
- waddingFibrous padding material
- beadsSmall pierced ornaments for stringing
chenille · pearls · linen · canvas · gauze · purl · spangles · velvet
Elaborately detailed, many parts
- detailedFull of specifics
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- artistryExceptional creative skill
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
ornate · elaborate · delicate · meticulous · masterwork · skill · fine · exquisite
needle
Pointed implement for sewing
hoop · crewel · goldwork · floss · couching · buttonhole · needlework · embellishment · beading · sequins
raised
Lifted higher up
- dimensionalRelating to measurable extent
- paddedFilled with soft material
- detachedApart or uninvolved
wired · sculpted · relief · three-dimensional · stuffed · wrapped · needlelace · slip · embossed · layered
Elizabethan
Of late 1500s England
- JacobeanPertaining to King James's reign
- StuartScottish-origin English dynasty
- 17th-centuryThe sixteen hundreds
casket · cabinet · sampler · heirloom · antique · restoration · period · English · pictorial · allegorical
felt
Compressed fiber textile
beads · chenille · pearls · linen · canvas · gauze · purl · spangles · velvet · wool
intricate
Elaborately detailed, many parts
- detailedFull of specifics
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- artistryExceptional creative skill
precision · ornate · elaborate · delicate · meticulous · masterwork · skill · fine · exquisite · painstaking
flowers
Plant reproductive structures
- insectsSix-legged arthropods
- butterfliesFluttering insects or nervousness
- birdsEgg-laying flying vertebrates
fruits · figures · animals · caterpillars · bees · acorns · roses · tulips · snails · pomegranates
stumpworkflatwork
Flat laundry items
cross-stitch · blackwork · crewelwork · running stitch · straight stitch
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