A zigzag stitch enables fabric to stretch until the thread is straight. University of Tartu researchers report in Advanced Materials that thread packing can encode fabric stretchability, leading the ...

Figure 1: Fluorescent image of the embroidered thread-spring mosaic. Each new loop of thread connects to the previous ones in a coordinated knot architecture, creating a uniform triangular pattern ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. English embroidery has a long history as a storytelling medium. During the medieval period, needlework was used to ...

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