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id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">X or + shaped embroidery stitch</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about the cross-shaped stitches. For the embroidery style called cross-stitch or counted cross stitch, see <a href="/wiki/Cross-stitch" title="Cross-stitch">Cross-stitch</a>.</div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Korsstygn_detalj.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Korsstygn_detalj.jpg/200px-Korsstygn_detalj.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="303" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Korsstygn_detalj.jpg/300px-Korsstygn_detalj.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Korsstygn_detalj.jpg 2x" data-file-width="302" data-file-height="457" /></a><figcaption>Detail of cross stitch embroidery from <a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sampler_by_Elizabeth_Laidman,_1760.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Sampler_by_Elizabeth_Laidman%2C_1760.jpg/200px-Sampler_by_Elizabeth_Laidman%2C_1760.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="246" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Sampler_by_Elizabeth_Laidman%2C_1760.jpg/300px-Sampler_by_Elizabeth_Laidman%2C_1760.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Sampler_by_Elizabeth_Laidman%2C_1760.jpg/400px-Sampler_by_Elizabeth_Laidman%2C_1760.jpg 2x" data-file-width="691" data-file-height="850" /></a><figcaption>Cross stitch sampler with alphabets, crowns, and coronets, 1760</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cross_stitch_canvas.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Cross_stitch_canvas.jpg/200px-Cross_stitch_canvas.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Cross_stitch_canvas.jpg/300px-Cross_stitch_canvas.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Cross_stitch_canvas.jpg/400px-Cross_stitch_canvas.jpg 2x" data-file-width="445" data-file-height="225" /></a><figcaption>Cross stitch in canvas work</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Cross stitches</b> in <a href="/wiki/Embroidery" title="Embroidery">embroidery</a>, <a href="/wiki/Needlepoint" title="Needlepoint">needlepoint</a>, and other forms of <a href="/wiki/Needlework" title="Needlework">needlework</a> include a number of related stitches in which the <a href="/wiki/Yarn" title="Yarn">thread</a> is sewn in an x or + shape. Cross stitch has been called "probably the most widely used stitch of all"<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is part of the needlework traditions of the <a href="/wiki/Balkans" title="Balkans">Balkans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Middle_East" title="Middle East">Middle East</a>, <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colonial_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial America">Colonial America</a> and <a href="/wiki/Victorian_era" title="Victorian era">Victorian</a> <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Applications">Applications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cross_stitches&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Applications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Cross stitches were typical of 16th century <a href="/wiki/Canvas_work" class="mw-redirect" title="Canvas work">canvas work</a>, falling out of fashion in favor of <a href="/wiki/Tent_stitch" title="Tent stitch">tent stitch</a> toward the end of the century.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Canvas work in cross stitch became popular again in the mid-19th century with the <a href="/wiki/Berlin_wool_work" title="Berlin wool work">Berlin wool work</a> craze. </p><p>Herringbone, fishbone, Van Dyke, and related crossed stitches are used in <a href="/wiki/Crewel_embroidery" title="Crewel embroidery">crewel embroidery</a>, especially to add texture to stems, leaves, and similar objects. Basic cross stitch is used to fill backgrounds in <a href="/wiki/Assisi_embroidery" title="Assisi embroidery">Assisi work</a>. </p><p>Cross stitch was widely used to mark household linens in the 18th and 19th centuries, and girls' skills in this essential task were demonstrated with elaborate <a href="/wiki/Sampler_(needlework)" title="Sampler (needlework)">samplers</a> embroidered with cross-stitched <a href="/wiki/Alphabet" title="Alphabet">alphabets</a>, numbers, birds and other animals, and the <a href="/wiki/Crown_(headgear)" class="mw-redirect" title="Crown (headgear)">crowns</a> and <a href="/wiki/Coronet" title="Coronet">coronets</a> sewn onto the linens of the nobility. Much of contemporary <a href="/wiki/Cross-stitch" title="Cross-stitch">cross-stitch</a> embroidery derives from this tradition. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Variants">Variants</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cross_stitches&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Variants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Common variants of cross stitch include:<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Basic cross stitch</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Celtic_cross_stitch" title="Celtic cross stitch">Celtic cross stitch</a></li> <li>Long-armed cross stitch</li> <li>Double cross stitch</li> <li>Italian cross stitch</li> <li>Basket stitch</li> <li>Leaf stitch</li> <li>Herringbone stitch</li> <li>Closed herringbone stitch</li> <li>Tacked herringbone stitch</li> <li>Threaded herringbone stitch</li> <li>Tied herringbone stitch</li> <li>Montenegrin stitch</li> <li>Trellis stitch</li> <li>Thorn stitch</li> <li>Van Dyke stitch</li></ul> <p>The most famous are Italian cross embroidery, long arm cross embroidery, and Black Mountain embroidery.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Italian cross embroidery and Montenegrin embroidery are reversible, which means that the work looks the same on both sides.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These styles are a little different from regular cross stitch embroidery. These more intricate stitches are rarely used in traditional embroidery, but they are still used to recreate historical works of embroidery or by creative and adventurous embroiderers. Double cross embroidery, also known as Leviathan embroidery or Smyrna cross embroidery, combines cross embroidery vertically. </p><p>Berlin Woolwork and similar stitches petit point are reminiscent of the heavily brushed, luxurious styles of cross-stitch embroidery, and sometimes paper-printed diagrams are also used.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gallery">Gallery</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cross_stitches&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Basic_cross_stitch.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Basic cross stitch as worked in embroidery"><img alt="Basic cross stitch as worked in embroidery" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Basic_cross_stitch.jpg/120px-Basic_cross_stitch.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Basic_cross_stitch.jpg/180px-Basic_cross_stitch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Basic_cross_stitch.jpg/240px-Basic_cross_stitch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="418" data-file-height="418" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Basic cross stitch as worked in embroidery</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Long-armed_cross_stitch.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Long-armed cross stitch"><img alt="Long-armed cross stitch" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Long-armed_cross_stitch.jpg/120px-Long-armed_cross_stitch.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="117" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Long-armed_cross_stitch.jpg/180px-Long-armed_cross_stitch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Long-armed_cross_stitch.jpg/240px-Long-armed_cross_stitch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="440" data-file-height="430" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Long-armed cross stitch</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Double_cross_stitch.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Double cross stitch"><img alt="Double cross stitch" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Double_cross_stitch.jpg/120px-Double_cross_stitch.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Double_cross_stitch.jpg/180px-Double_cross_stitch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Double_cross_stitch.jpg/240px-Double_cross_stitch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="445" data-file-height="445" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Double cross stitch</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Italian_cross_stitch.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Italian cross stitch"><img alt="Italian cross stitch" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Italian_cross_stitch.jpg/120px-Italian_cross_stitch.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Italian_cross_stitch.jpg/180px-Italian_cross_stitch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Italian_cross_stitch.jpg/240px-Italian_cross_stitch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Italian cross stitch</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Basket_stitch.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Basket stitch"><img alt="Basket stitch" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Basket_stitch.jpg/115px-Basket_stitch.jpg" decoding="async" width="115" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Basket_stitch.jpg/173px-Basket_stitch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Basket_stitch.jpg/230px-Basket_stitch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="432" data-file-height="450" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Basket stitch</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Leaf_stitch.gif" class="mw-file-description" title="Leaf stitch"><img alt="Leaf stitch" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Leaf_stitch.gif/92px-Leaf_stitch.gif" decoding="async" width="92" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Leaf_stitch.gif/138px-Leaf_stitch.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Leaf_stitch.gif/184px-Leaf_stitch.gif 2x" data-file-width="220" data-file-height="287" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Leaf stitch</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Herringbone_stitch2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Herringbone stitch"><img alt="Herringbone stitch" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Herringbone_stitch2.jpg/120px-Herringbone_stitch2.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Herringbone_stitch2.jpg/180px-Herringbone_stitch2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Herringbone_stitch2.jpg/240px-Herringbone_stitch2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="390" data-file-height="389" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Herringbone stitch</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tacked_herringbone_stitch2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Tacked herringbone stitch"><img alt="Tacked herringbone stitch" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Tacked_herringbone_stitch2.jpg/120px-Tacked_herringbone_stitch2.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Tacked_herringbone_stitch2.jpg/180px-Tacked_herringbone_stitch2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Tacked_herringbone_stitch2.jpg/240px-Tacked_herringbone_stitch2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="655" data-file-height="655" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Tacked herringbone stitch</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tied_herringbone_stitch.gif" class="mw-file-description" title="Tied herringbone stitch"><img alt="Tied herringbone stitch" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Tied_herringbone_stitch.gif/120px-Tied_herringbone_stitch.gif" decoding="async" width="120" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Tied_herringbone_stitch.gif/180px-Tied_herringbone_stitch.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Tied_herringbone_stitch.gif/240px-Tied_herringbone_stitch.gif 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="112" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Tied herringbone stitch</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Montegrin_cross_stitch.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Montenegrin stitch"><img alt="Montenegrin stitch" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Montegrin_cross_stitch.jpg/120px-Montegrin_cross_stitch.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Montegrin_cross_stitch.jpg/180px-Montegrin_cross_stitch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Montegrin_cross_stitch.jpg/240px-Montegrin_cross_stitch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="100" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Montenegrin stitch</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Thorn_stitch.gif" class="mw-file-description" title="Thorn stitch"><img alt="Thorn stitch" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Thorn_stitch.gif/88px-Thorn_stitch.gif" decoding="async" width="88" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Thorn_stitch.gif/131px-Thorn_stitch.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Thorn_stitch.gif/175px-Thorn_stitch.gif 2x" data-file-width="220" data-file-height="301" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Thorn stitch</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Trellis_stitch.gif" class="mw-file-description" title="Trellis stitch"><img alt="Trellis stitch" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Trellis_stitch.gif/95px-Trellis_stitch.gif" decoding="async" width="95" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Trellis_stitch.gif/142px-Trellis_stitch.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Trellis_stitch.gif/190px-Trellis_stitch.gif 2x" data-file-width="220" data-file-height="278" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Trellis stitch</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Van_Dyke_stitch.gif" class="mw-file-description" title="Van Dyke stitch"><img alt="Van Dyke stitch" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Van_Dyke_stitch.gif/79px-Van_Dyke_stitch.gif" decoding="async" width="79" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Van_Dyke_stitch.gif/119px-Van_Dyke_stitch.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Van_Dyke_stitch.gif/158px-Van_Dyke_stitch.gif 2x" data-file-width="220" data-file-height="333" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Van Dyke stitch</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cross_stitches&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cross-stitch" title="Cross-stitch">Cross-stitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embroidery_stitch" title="Embroidery stitch">Embroidery stitch</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cross_stitches&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Gillow, John, and Bryan Sentance: <i>World Textiles</i>, Bulfinch Press/Little, Brown, 1999, <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8212-2621-5" title="Special:BookSources/0-8212-2621-5">0-8212-2621-5</a>, p. 181</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Levey, S. 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Saward, <i>The Dictionary of Needlework</i>, 1885.</li> <li>Enthoven, Jacqueline: <i>The Creative Stitches of Embroidery</i>, Van Norstrand Rheinhold, 1964, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-442-22318-8" title="Special:BookSources/0-442-22318-8">0-442-22318-8</a></li> <li>Reader's Digest, <i>Complete Guide to Needlework</i>. The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. (March 1992). <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-89577-059-8" title="Special:BookSources/0-89577-059-8">0-89577-059-8</a></li> <li>Lemon, Jane, <i>Metal Thread Embroidery</i>, Sterling, 2004, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7134-8926-X" title="Special:BookSources/0-7134-8926-X">0-7134-8926-X</a>, p. 112</li> <li>Levey, S. M. and D. 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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Butler-Bowden_Cope" class="mw-redirect" title="Butler-Bowden Cope">Butler-Bowden Cope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bayeux_Tapestry" title="Bayeux Tapestry">Bayeux Tapestry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bradford_carpet" title="Bradford carpet">Bradford carpet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Tapestry_of_Scotland" title="Great Tapestry of Scotland">Great Tapestry of Scotland</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Great_Tapestry_of_Scotland:_People%27s_Panel" title="Great Tapestry of Scotland: People's Panel">Great Tapestry of Scotland: People's Panel</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hastings_Embroidery" title="Hastings Embroidery">Hastings Embroidery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hestia_Tapestry" title="Hestia Tapestry">Hestia tapestry</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Magna_Carta_(An_Embroidery)" title="Magna Carta (An Embroidery)">Magna Carta (An Embroidery)</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Layton%27s_embroidered_jacket" title="Margaret Layton's embroidered 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