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Roositud
Roositud (, or ), also known as roosimine, Estonian inlay, or knitweaving, is a inlay knitting technique originating from the Estonian knitting tradition, specifically from the southern parts of western Estonia, and the east and north parts of Mulgimaa. It is traditionally only found on socks, stockings, and gloves. Gloves with roositud inlays are called (literally, rose-patterned gloves). Alongside lace knitting, travelling stitches, and stranded colourwork, it was one of the most common design features found in extant samples of 19th and 20th century Estonian mittens in the Estonian National Museum. Unlike other forms of colourwork, which rely on different stitches being knit in different colours, only one colour is knit per round or row in the roositud technique. To produce pre-charted motifs, lengths of the contrasting colour are carried around the wrong (or back) of the knitted round, then pulled between the working stitches and draped across the front (or visible) side of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inlay
Inlay covers a range of techniques in sculpture and the decorative arts for inserting pieces of contrasting, often colored materials into depressions in a base object to form Ornament (art), ornament or pictures that normally are flush with the matrix. A great range of materials have been used both for the base or matrix and for the inlays inserted into it. Inlay is commonly used in the production of decorative furniture, where pieces of colored wood, precious metals or even diamonds are inserted into the surface of the carcass using various matrices including clear coats and varnishes. Inlay (guitar), Lutherie inlays are frequently used as decoration and marking on musical instruments, particularly the smaller String instrument, strings. Perhaps the most famous example of furniture inlay is that of André-Charles Boulle (1642–1732) which is known as Boulle work and evolved in part from inlay produced in Italy during the late 15th century at the ''studiolo'' for Federico da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Knitting Tradition
Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also * * Estonia (other) * Languages of Estonia * List of Estonians This is a list of notable people from Estonia, or of Estonian ancestry. Architects * Andres Alver (born 1953) * Dmitri Bruns (1929–2020) * Karl Burman (1882–1965) * Eugen Habermann (1884–1944) * Georg Hellat (1870–1943) * Otto Pius Hip ... {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mulgimaa
Mulgimaa is a cultural-historical region in South Estonia. Today the region encompasses Viljandi County and northwestern Valga County. Historically, Mulgimaa was divided into five parishes (): Halliste, Helme, Karksi, Paistu, and Tarvastu. Traditionally, the South Estonian, Mulgi dialect was spoken in Mulgimaa. References External links * http://www.mulgikultuur.ee/ * https://mulgimaa.ee/ Regions of Estonia {{Estonia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
