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fabric collage with delusions of grandeur, sewing one cloth onto another like a textile flex
means A decorative technique in which pieces of fabric are sewn or fixed onto a larger piece to form a pattern or picture, or the cut-out piece itself.
from Straight from French appliqué, the past participle of appliquer, 'to apply' or 'lay onto' — which traces back to Latin applicare, 'to attach to' (ad-, 'to' + plicare, 'to fold'). So at its root it literally means 'something folded onto' something else, which is exactly what the needle is doing.
- origin
- French for applied, literally stuck-on decoration
- ancient art
- Egyptian tombs held appliqued leather over 3,000 years old
- war banners
- Medieval armies stitched heraldry as appliqued cloth flags
- reverse trick
- Cut top layers to reveal colors beneath, called reverse applique
- modern flex
- Powers patches, varsity letters, and fancy quilt brags everywhere
for instance
baltimore album quilts — american quilts from 1840s-1850s featuring elaborate hand-appliquéd floral and patriotic designs