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
He immediately slipped on the sweatshirt he had just purchased from the collection, which featured an applique Mickey Mouse wearing streetwear and leaning against a speaker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2018
I follow behind Katherine, who looks absolutely stunning in a day dress bedecked with applique roses along the hem.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
But “The Listeners” holds together perfectly well without the Jungian appliqué.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
Cutting and sewing techniques allowed these prints to live anew as appliqué details.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 25, 2023
“Nevertheless, the black appliqué still draws attention and makes her stand apart from everybody else.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2022
On songs like these, Bieber is able to prance lightly, his voice a glittery appliqué.
From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2020
It had a cream-coloured ground, on which was a bold pattern, in appliqué, of pink briar roses with green leaves, meant as a delicate compliment to Briarcroft.
From The Leader of the Lower School A Tale of School Life by Campbell, John
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
After her mother died the following year, Ringgold paid tribute with “Mother’s Quilt,” a quilt appliquéd with doll-like Black figures, like angels, made from fabric scraps the women were saving for future use.
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2022
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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