applique
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The quilt features a number of needlecraft techniques including knitting, sewing, embroidery and applique.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2023
In 2003, Prada covered bathing suits with molded plastic applique and Dolce & Gabbana unveiled silver astronaut-style suits — both an homage to Mr. Rabanne’s 1960s work.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2023
She wore an embroidered applique of a sunflower, Ukraine's national flower, on her dress sleeve in a sign of support for the country's people, the White House said.
From Reuters ● Mar. 2, 2022
The applique likely decorated an Etruscan chariot or funeral cart during the period when Greek and Italic aesthetics merged to create the Etruscan style.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2018
His mother worked at what was called piecework—doing applique at home.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
But “The Listeners” holds together perfectly well without the Jungian appliqué.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
Therefore, you’ll discover suits with appliqué dot patches and frayed edges as well as dog-tag necklaces and sophisticated wire broaches on mini Scottish kilt pins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
Cloth stars and helping hands are stitched onto appliqué hats in both Benin and Vietnam.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2023
Originally, the patterns were inspired by traditional body painting, translated into colorful textiles in reverse appliqué worn as panels on women’s blouses.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 15, 2022
The ornamentation on the black velvet is with appliqué in coloured silks consisting of figures under arches.
From Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them by Marie D. (Marie Daugherty) Webster
The oddly placed shooting star on the bottom right is actually part of an appliquéd textile Münter made.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026
She went on to define it as “a skirt with enough cloth to slipcover New Jersey with a big poodle appliquéd on it.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2024
Before he launched his clothing line, Ruby was known for his “soft sculptures”—huge Dr. Seuss-ish stuffed creatures, quilted and appliquéd and sewn from fabrics designed by the artist.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 2, 2019
Their uniforms were colorful, menacing and full of mystical symbols like stars and crosses that were appliquéd onto the fabric.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 18, 2015
She is by far the most attractive member of the family, yet she spends most of her time and money disguising herself beneath prosthetic humps and appliquéd skin diseases.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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