Embroidery
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刺繍（ししゅう）とは手芸の一分野で、布地に特定のパターンや図柄、文字などを縫いこむことや、その結果できあがる作品を言う。使われる技法によって、刺し子や文化刺繍、キルティングなどとも呼ばれる。
大まかにわけて、人の手で行う手刺繍と、機械を使用する機械刺繍、剣山状の針を使って布に糸を埋め込むパンチニードルとがある。
刺繍には、さまざまな色に染められた六本取りロウ引きなしの専用の糸（刺繍糸）と針穴を大きく取った専用の針（刺繍針）が使われる。材料が糸であるという性質上、混色がおこなえないため、使用する色の数だけ糸を用意する必要がある。そのため、文化刺繍など数十色の色を使用する刺繍を行う場合は、専用の針山が使われる。
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1 歴史
2 種類
3 関連項目
日本では、縫い目に呪力が宿るとされていた。そのため、大人の着物に比べ、縫い目の少ない子供の着物には悪いモノが寄り付きやすいと考えられ、子供を守るために着物の背中に『背守り』と呼ばれる刺繍を施す風習があった。
中世ヨーロッパでは刺繍は上流階級の女性の教養として広まった。
種類
文化刺繍 - 表面一方からのみ針を刺し、糸を表にたわます手法。ジャガード織の風合いに仕上がる。
フランス刺繍 - フランス刺繍独特の技巧をこらしたステッチが多種ある。
リボン刺繍 - リボン状のヤーン（糸）を刺す。刺繍糸よりも立体感をだす事ができる。
日本刺繍 - 京繍ともいう。細い絹糸で刺す日本伝統の工芸でもある。
刺し子 - 木綿地の補強を目的としたステッチ。機能以上に伝統的な美しさもある。
キルティング
クロスステッチ
プチポワン
ミシン刺繍 - 機械刺繍の一種。
Types of embroidery
Embroidery is classified according to its use of the underlying foundation fabric. One classification system divides embroidery styles according to the relationship of stitch placement to the fabric:
* In free embroidery, designs are applied without regard to the weave of the underlying fabric. Examples include crewel and traditional Chinese embroidery.
* In counted-thread embroidery, patterns are created by making stitches over a pre-determined number of threads in the foundation fabric. Counted-thread embroidery is more easily worked on an even-weave foundation fabric such as embroidery canvas, aida cloth, or specially woven cotton and linen fabrics although non-evenweave linen is used as well. Examples include needlepoint and cross-stitch.
A second division classifies embroidery according to whether the design is stitched on top of or through the foundation fabric:
* In Surface embroidery, patterns are worked on top of the foundation fabric using decorative stitches and laid threads. Surface embroidery encompasses most free embroidery as well as some forms of counted-thread embroidery (such as cross-stitch).
* In Canvas work, threads are stitched through a fabric mesh to create a dense pattern that completely covers the foundation fabric. All canvas work is not counted-thread embroidery. There are printed and hand painted canvases where the painted or printed image is meant to serve as a color guide. Stitches are of the stitcher's choosing.
* Hand embroidery is a traditional art form in northern Vietnam. The skill is passed from generation to generation.
History
The origins of embroidery are lost in time, but examples survive from ancient Egypt, Iron Age Northern Europe and Song Dynasty China.
Elaborately embroidered clothing, religious objects, and household items have been a mark of wealth and status in many cultures including ancient Persia, India, Byzantium, medieval England (Opus Anglicanum or "English work"), and Baroque Europe.
Bayeux Tapestry is not a true Tapestry; it is an elaborately embroidered wall hanging now housed at the Bayeux Cathedral.
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Elizabethan embroidery styles include blackwork on linen and dense patterns worked in colored silk and metallic threads on velvet or other rich fabricsr
Embroidery and needlework organizations
* Antique Needlework Guild
* Embroiderers Guild of America
* Royal School of Needlework
* Brazilian Dimensional Embroidery International Guild
* Category:Embroidery (styles and materials)
* Embroidery stitches
* Art needlework
* Canvas work
* Counted-thread embroidery
* Embroidery of India
* Free embroidery
* Machine embroidery
* Needlework
The above explanation comes from 
出典: フリー百科事典"ウィキペディア"
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