intarsia
noun[U]
uk/ɪnˈtɑː.si.ə/us/ɪnˈtɑːr.si.ə/fabricsspecialized
astyleofknitting(= making something by using twolongneedlestoconnectwoolintojoinedrows)thatinvolvescreatingpatternswith severalcoloursthatappeartofitinto each other:
Knitting intarsia does notrequireanyspecialskills.
Intarsiaknittingenablesyou tointroduceanumberofareasofcolourin anyshapeandsizeto thebackground.
astyleof making something fromwoodorstonewith adecorativepatternmade frompiecesofmaterialof differentcoloursandshapesthatfitinto aframe:
Intarsia usesvariedshapes,sizes, andspeciesofwoodtocreatea mosaic-likepicture.
Theseslabsofmarblecould becutaspiecesforfloormosaicor intarsia.
an intarsiatable/floor
- With intarsia,unlikeother multicolourtechniquessuch as Fair Isle, there is only one "active"colourcoloron anyparticularstitch.
- Bobbins are veryusefulfor the intarsiatechnique.
- Astoneto be used in an intarsiafloormustmeetcertainstandardsofcolour.
- Intarsiapavementsrequirehighlydevelopedstone-workingtechniques.
Knitting & sewing
- appliqué
- appliquéd
- Aran
- Bargello
- baste
- haberdashery
- handknit
- handknitted
- hank
- hem
- reknit
- resew
- rib
- runsomethingup
- running stitch
- sampler
- seam
- seamstress
- sew
- stitch
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