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samite silk fabric worn in the Middle Ages , and famously by Tennyson 's Lady of the Lake (pictured) ?
by the end of the 18th century , Native American women were decorating cloth with intricate ribbon work appliqué using French silk ribbon ?
one of the major differences between Mechlin (pictured) and Valenciennes lace cordonnet , a loosely spun silk cord used to outline and define the pattern?
Mockado woollen pile fabric made in imitation of silk velvet ?
Helena, comtesse de Noailles silk stockings stuffed with squirrel fur around her forehead to prevent wrinkles ?
Anna Maria Garthwaite Lincolnshire clergyman , became the leading designer of flowered fabrics for the Spitalfields silk -weaving trade in 18th century England ?
Damask fabric with a rich pattern formed by weaving got its name from ornamental silk fabrics from Damascus ?
damask fabric with a rich pattern formed by weaving , got its name from ornamental silk fabrics from Damascus , Syria ?
canvaswork designs of plants called slips appliquéd on silk or velvet (pictured) were often based on woodcuts from herbals ?
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