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on a closely woven ground fabric, typically linen or cotton. more recently crewel is being made on cotton duck, cotton doosuti, matka silk, cotton velvet, rayon velvet, silk organza, linen, net fabric and also jute. a firm fabric is required to support the weight of the stitching. special crewel needles
or chenille needles are required, with large eyes and sharp points. the outlines of the design to be worked are often screen printed onto the fabric or can be transferred to plain fabric using modern transfer pens, containing water soluble ink or air soluble ink, or iron-on designs applied using transfer...
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