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Cutwork or cut work is 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 portions of a textile
Textile

A textile is a flexible material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by Spinning raw wool fibres, linen, cotton, or other material on a spinning wheel to produce long strands known as yarn....
 are cut away and the resulting "hole" is reinforced and filled with 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 needle lace
Needle lace

Needle lace is a type of lace created using a Sewing needle and thread to stitch up hundreds of small stitches to form the lace itself.In its purest form the only equipment and materials used are a needle, thread and scissors....
.

Cutwork is a related to drawn thread work
Drawn thread work

Drawn thread work is a form of counted-thread embroidery based on removing threads from the Warp and/or the weft of a piece of even-weave fabric....
. In drawn thread work, typically only the warp
Warp (weaving)

In weaving, the warp is the set of lengthwise yarns through which the weft is woven. Each individual warp thread in a fabric is called a warp end....
 or weft
Weft

In weaving, weft or woof is the yarn which is drawn under and over parallel Warp yarns to create a textile. In North America, it is sometimes referred to as the "fill" or the "filling yarn", and in India, it is referred to as "baana"....
 threads are withdrawn (cut and removed), and the remaining threads in the resulting hole are bound in various ways. In other types of cutwork, both warp and weft threads may be drawn.

Needlework styles that incorporate cutwork include Broderie Anglaise
Broderie Anglaise

Broderie Anglaise is a Whitework embroidery needlework technique incorporating features of embroidery, cutwork and needle lace that arose in England in the 19th century....
, Carrickmacross lace
Carrickmacross lace

Carrickmacross lace is a type of needle lace. Originating in Carrickmacross, Ireland in the early 19th century, it is still practised today.The lace is worked by tacking fine muslin onto machine Net ....
, whitework, and early reticella
Reticella

Reticella is a needle lace dating from the 15th century and remaining popular into the first quarter of the 17th century.Reticella was originally a form of cutwork in which threads were pulled from linen fabric to make a "grid" on which the pattern was stitched, primarily using buttonhole stitch....
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Cutwork or cut work is 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 portions of a textile
Textile

A textile is a flexible material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by Spinning raw wool fibres, linen, cotton, or other material on a spinning wheel to produce long strands known as yarn....
 are cut away and the resulting "hole" is reinforced and filled with 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 needle lace
Needle lace

Needle lace is a type of lace created using a Sewing needle and thread to stitch up hundreds of small stitches to form the lace itself.In its purest form the only equipment and materials used are a needle, thread and scissors....
.

Cutwork is a related to drawn thread work
Drawn thread work

Drawn thread work is a form of counted-thread embroidery based on removing threads from the Warp and/or the weft of a piece of even-weave fabric....
. In drawn thread work, typically only the warp
Warp (weaving)

In weaving, the warp is the set of lengthwise yarns through which the weft is woven. Each individual warp thread in a fabric is called a warp end....
 or weft
Weft

In weaving, weft or woof is the yarn which is drawn under and over parallel Warp yarns to create a textile. In North America, it is sometimes referred to as the "fill" or the "filling yarn", and in India, it is referred to as "baana"....
 threads are withdrawn (cut and removed), and the remaining threads in the resulting hole are bound in various ways. In other types of cutwork, both warp and weft threads may be drawn.

Needlework styles that incorporate cutwork include Broderie Anglaise
Broderie Anglaise

Broderie Anglaise is a Whitework embroidery needlework technique incorporating features of embroidery, cutwork and needle lace that arose in England in the 19th century....
, Carrickmacross lace
Carrickmacross lace

Carrickmacross lace is a type of needle lace. Originating in Carrickmacross, Ireland in the early 19th century, it is still practised today.The lace is worked by tacking fine muslin onto machine Net ....
, whitework, and early reticella
Reticella

Reticella is a needle lace dating from the 15th century and remaining popular into the first quarter of the 17th century.Reticella was originally a form of cutwork in which threads were pulled from linen fabric to make a "grid" on which the pattern was stitched, primarily using buttonhole stitch....
.

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