Definitions
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- noun sewing A form of
embroidery done inred thread rather thanblack .
Etymologies
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Examples
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I finished one of my redwork tea towels and I like her.
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For more history on redwork embroidery, click here, and if you'd like to know more about Turkey Red, click here.
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For more history on redwork embroidery, click here, and if you'd like to know more about Turkey Red, click here.
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I finished one of my redwork tea towels and I like her.
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I like to use the DMC Perle Cotton red #321 in size 8 for my redwork, and it doesn't have any manure odor or rancid oil flavor.
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I like to use the DMC Perle Cotton red #321 in size 8 for my redwork, and it doesn't have any manure odor or rancid oil flavor.
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It's got a nice feel and texture, it's shiny, it is non-divisible, doesn't tangle like regular embroidery floss and you'll have enough on a spool 95 yards! for several redwork pieces.
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Did you know that beginning in the 1880s women had been willing to pay extra for Turkey Red thread for redwork embroidery because unlike most colors, it was colorfast?
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Did you know that beginning in the 1880s women had been willing to pay extra for Turkey Red thread for redwork embroidery because unlike most colors, it was colorfast?
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My other triggers would have to be: certain dolls right now its American Girl, Sunshine Family & Kewpie dolls; redwork embroidery; lotions and skin care.
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