Textile techniques

Batik is a dyeing technique using wax resist. The term is also used to describe patterned textiles created with that technique. Batik is made by drawing or stamping wax on a cloth to prevent colour absorption during the dyeing process. This creates a patterned negative when the wax is removed from the dyed cloth. Artisans may create intricate coloured patterns with multiple cycles of wax application and dyeing. Patterns and motifs vary widely even within countries. Some patterns hold symbolic significance and are used only in certain occasions, while others were created to satisfy market deman

thumb|Traditional Korean patchwork pojagi wrapping cloth Patchwork or "pieced work" is a form of needlework that involves sewing together pieces of fabric into a larger design. The larger design is usually based on repeating patterns built up with different fabric shapes (which can be different colors). These shapes are carefully measured and cut, basic geometric shapes making them easy to piece together. thumb|right|Example of patchwork thumb|Example of hand-pieced patchwork

thumb|A Future Buddha Maitreya Flanked by the Eighth Dalai Lama and His Tutor, 18th century Tibetan appliquéd silk

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right|thumb|350px|Passementerie of cording and braid, embellished with beads, French, 1908 Passementerie (, ) or passementarie is the art of making elaborate trimmings or edgings (in French, ) of applied braid, gold or silver cord, embroidery, colored silk, or beads for clothing or furnishings.

making of rugs or carpets

thumb|right|Nakshi Kantha|Traditional kantha stitching in [[Bangladesh]] Kantha (Bengali: কাঁথা; Hindi: कान्था), also spelled kanta or qanta, is a type of embroidery craft in Bangladesh and eastern regions of India, particularly in the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and Odisha. thumb|Antique quilted kantha inscribed with the meditative chant Ram Krishna, courtesy the Wovensouls collection, Singapore In Odisha, old saris are stacked on each other and hand-stitched to make a thin piece of cushion. This is normally used above a bed cushion or instead of a cushion. Kantha saris are traditi

finishing process that uses rollers to produce a surface effect on fabric, paper, or plastic film

textile material made using knitting techniques, often by machine knitting

class of Japanese textiles that have been mended or patched together

thumb|Matelassé woven fabric. Study Collection, ST509, ModeMuseum Provincie Antwerpen. () is a weaving or stitching technique yielding a pattern that appears quilted or padded. Matelassé may be achieved by hand, on a jacquard loom, or using a quilting machine. It is meant to mimic the style of hand-stitched quilts made in Marseille, France. It is a heavy, thick textile that appears to be padded but actually has no padding within the fabric.

thumb|Devoré – or burnout technique – applied to green velvet fabric Devoré (also called burnout) is a fabric technique particularly used on velvets, where a mixed-fibre material undergoes a chemical process to dissolve the cellulose fibres to create a semi-transparent pattern against more solidly woven fabric. The same technique can also be applied to textiles other than velvet, such as lace or the fabrics in burnout t-shirts.

knitting method with a pattern of holes

stage in textile manufacture

a type of embroidered quilt

knitting technique that produces intricate patterns in rows, carried out in yarns of several colors

thumb|Beetling engine. thumb|Wellbrook beetling mill in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Beetling is a textile finishing process, where linen or cotton fabric is pounded to produce a flat, lustrous effect.

method of manufacturing textiles by braiding straw and the industry that surrounds the craft

Indonesian batik motifs

Indonesian batik motifs