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AppliquéAppliqué
DyeingDyeing
EmbroideryEmbroidery
FiberFiber
LacemakingLacemaking
NeedleworkNeedlework
PrintingPrinting
TapestryTapestry
WeavingWeaving

Bandhani

Dyeing
India

Bandhani is a type of tie-dye textile decorated by plucking the cloth with the fingernails into tiny bindings that form a figurative design.

Batik

Dyeing

Batik is a technique of wax-resist dyeing

Shibori

Dyeing

Shibori is a Japanese manual resist dyeing technique, which produces patterns on fabric.

Tsutsugaki

Dyeing

Tsutsugaki is a Japanese technique of resist dyeing using rice paste.

Kente

Weaving

Kente is a type of silk and cotton fabric made of interwoven cloth strips and is native to the Akan tribe in Ghana.

Bògòlanfini

Printing
Africa

Bògòlanfini is a handmade Malian cotton fabric traditionally dyed with fermented mud, also called mud cloth.

Sashiko

Embroidery
Asia

Sashiko is a form of decorative reinforcement stitching from Japan.