threadwork

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Catherine is wearing a Jess Collett and Alexander McQueen headpiece made of silver bullion, crystal and silver threadwork.

From BBC • May 6, 2023

But it was Naeem Khan’s final runway look — a Spanish-inspired embroidered ball gown with an embroidered veil and crown-like gold floral headpiece that was fashion week’s ne plus ultra of exquisitely intricate threadwork.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2017

Things got fancier with a white silk faille gown with champagne threadwork and gold beading - still accompanied with flat sandals.

From Washington Times • Sep. 12, 2016

Even the threadwork of exposed cables and clamps that holds the glass in place hints at the tug of forces that bind the universe together.

From Time Magazine Archive

A little lower, examples of drawn threadwork are seen, while the upper portion illustrates satin stitch patterns, which more properly belong to embroidery.

From Chats on Old Lace and Needlework by Lowes, Emily Leigh