Applique

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Applique

In its broadest sense, an applique or appliqué is a smaller ornament or device applied to another surface. In the context of ceramics, for example, an appliqué is a separate piece of clay added to the primary work, generally for the purpose of decoration.

In the context of sewing, applique refers a needlework

Needlework

Needlework is a broad term for the handicrafts of decorative sewing and textile arts. Anything that uses a needle for construction can be called needlework....
technique in which pieces of fabric, embroidery

Embroidery

File:Kazakh rug chain stitch embroidery.jpgEmbroidery is the art or handicraft of decorating Textile or other materials with sewing needle and yarn....
, or other materials are sewn onto another piece of fabric to create designs,patterns or pictures.

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Embroidery

Banner-making

Banner-making is the ancient art or craft of sewing banners. Techniques used include applique, embroidery, fabric painting, patchwork and others....
. A famous example of applique is the Hastings Embroidery

Hastings Embroidery

The Hastings Embroidery was commissioned by Group Captain Ralph Ward and made by the Royal School of Needlework in 1965 to celebrate the 900th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings the following year....
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Appliqued cloth is an important art form in Benin

Benin

Benin , officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north; its short coastline to the south leads to the Bight of Benin....
, West Africa, particularly in the area around Abomey

Abomey

Abomey is a town in Benin, formerly the capital of the ancient kingdom of Dahomey. The kingdom was established about 1625. The royal palaces of Abomey are a group of earthen structures built by the Fon people people between the mid-17th and late 19th Centuries....
, where it has been a tradition since the 18th century and the kingdom of Danhomè

Dahomey

Dahomey was the name of a country in west Africa now called the Benin. The Kingdom of Dahomey was a powerful west African state founded in the seventeenth century which survived until 1894....
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Applique is used extensively in quilting

Quilting

Quilting is a sewing method done either by hand, by sewing machine, or by a Longarm Quilting system. The process uses a needle and thread to join two or more layers of material together to make a quilt....
. "Dresden Plate" and "Sunbonnet Sue" are two examples of traditional American

United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
quilt

Quilt

A quilt is a type of bedding? a bed covering composed of a quilt top, a layer of Batting , and a layer of fabric for backing, generally combined using the technique of quilting....
blocks that are constructed with both patchwork

Patchwork

APatchwork or "pieced work" is a form of needlework that involves sewing together pieces of Cloth into a larger design. The larger design is usually based on repeat patterns built up with different colored shapes....
and applique. Baltimore album quilts

Baltimore album quilts

Baltimore Album Quilts originated in Baltimore, Maryland in the 1840s. They have become one of the most popular styles of quilts and are still made today....
, Broderie perse

Broderie perse

Broderie Perse is a method of applying a Textile, originally the colorful Chintz type fabrics of Europe, onto a background by hand sewing. This was done in order to randomly decorate it or establish a pictorial scene upon the background....
, Hawaiian quilt

Hawaiian quilt

A Hawaiian quilt is a distinctive quilting style of the Hawaiian Islands that uses large radial symmetry applique patterns. Motifs often work stylized botanical designs in bold colors on a white background....
s, Amish

Amish

The various Amish or Amish Mennonite church fellowships are Christian religious denominations, and form a very traditional subgrouping of Mennonite churches....
quilts and the ralli quilt

Ralli quilt

Ralli Quilts are traditional quilts made by women in the areas of Sindh, Pakistan, western India, and in surrounding areas. They are just now gaining international recognition, even though women have been making these quilts for hundreds, maybe thousands of years; they make colourful Quilts, Table Runners and hand-embroidered cushions and pil...
s of India

India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
and Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia and borders Central Asia and the Middle East. It has a 1,046 kilometre coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and People's Republic of China in th...
also use applique.

Types of applique

Applied pieces usually have their edges folded under, and are then attached by any of the following:

Straight stitch
Straight stitch

Straight or Flat stitch is a class of simple embroidery and sewing stitches in which individual embroidery stitch are made without crossing or looping the yarn....
, typically 2-3mm in from the edge.
Satin stitch
Satin stitch

In sewing and embroidery, a satin stitch or damask stitch is a series of flat stitches that are used to completely cover a section of the background textiles....
all around, overlapping the edge. The patch may be glue
Glue

This is a list of various types of adhesive. Historically, the term "glue" only referred to protein colloids prepared from animal flesh. The meaning has been extended to refer to any fluid adhesive....
d or straight stitch
Straight stitch

Straight or Flat stitch is a class of simple embroidery and sewing stitches in which individual embroidery stitch are made without crossing or looping the yarn....
ed on first to ensure positional stability and a neat edge.
Decorative stitching over a significant amount of the applique piece, with the thread
Thread

----A thread is a kind of thin yarn used for textiles and sewing. Thread may also refer to:*Thread , a cotton yarn measure, equal to 54 inches...
intended to be part of the artistic effect. The Buttonhole stitch
Buttonhole stitch

Buttonhole stitch and the related blanket stitch are hand-sewing stitches used in tailoring, embroidery, and needle lace-making.Buttonhole stitches catch a loop of the thread on the surface of the fabric and needle is returned to the back of the fabric at a right angle to the original start of the thread....
is a good example.
Central fixing only, with the edges of the applied piece intended to rise up from the background cloth. Typically used when attaching 3-dimensional flower
Flower

A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproduction structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to mediate the union of male sperm with female ovum in order to produce seeds....
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Types of applique

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