Fancy work
Fancy work is a term used to describe and catalogue material of this kind, established as a heading by Getty Research Institute, Library of Congress. Hand work in textiles, wire, or other delicate materials that is decorative or ornamental, as opposed to strictly plain or functional. work includes needlework, crochet, knitting, hairwork, works using folded or woven paper as a medium (rather than or in addition to having paper as the support), metal wire, etc. It sits within the wider heading of Decoration and ornament; Sewing.
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Fancy work is a term used to describe and catalogue material of this kind, established as a heading by Getty Research Institute, Library of Congress. Hand work in textiles, wire, or other delicate materials that is decorative or ornamental, as opposed to strictly plain or functional. work includes needlework, crochet, knitting, hairwork, works using folded or woven paper as a medium (rather than or in addition to having paper as the support), metal wire, etc. It sits within the wider heading of Decoration and ornament; Sewing.
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Beneath it stand narrower headings including Appliqué; Artificial flowers; Beadwork; Crocheting; Drawn-work; Embroidery.
Hand work in textiles, wire, or other delicate materials that is decorative or ornamental, as opposed to strictly plain or functional. work includes needlework, crochet, knitting, hairwork, works using folded or woven paper as a medium (rather than or in addition to having paper as the support), metal wire, etc. Appliqué; Artificial flowers; Beadwork; Crocheting; Drawn-work; Embroidery. Decoration and ornament; Sewing; Decoration and ornament; Sewing. Established heading in Library of Congress Subject Headings.
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