Embellishment

{{Short description|Term in sewing}} {{other uses}} {{multiple issues | {{more citations needed|date=March 2019}} {{prose|date=April 2026}} }} [[File:Imperial Russian court dress by Charles Frederick Worth, Paris, about 1888 04.jpg|thumb|1880s Russian court dress, embellished with silk fringe, velvet ruffles, and embroidery with glass crystals and silver sequins.]] [[File:Premios Goya 2018 - Sandra Escacena.jpg|thumb|Sandra Escacena wearing a dress with floral embellishments.]] In sewing and crafts, an '''embellishment''' is anything that adds design interest to the piece.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Threads magazine |title=19 Inventive Embellishment Ideas |url=https://www.threadsmagazine.com/collection/19-inventive-embellishment-ideas |access-date=19 March 2019 |work=threads |publisher=The Taunton Press, Inc. |date=12 November 2014}}</ref>

Embellishments allow individuals to express their personal style and identity. Clothing can be a form of self-expression, and the choice of embellishments can communicate one's personality, taste, and cultural background.

==Examples in sewing and craft== ===Appliqué=== {{excerpt |appliqué|only=paragraphs |paragraph=1}} ===Embroidery=== {{excerpt |embroidery|only=paragraphs |paragraph=1}}

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===Lace=== {{excerpt |lace|only=paragraphs |paragraph=1}}

===Fringe=== {{excerpt |Fringe (trim)|only=paragraphs |paragraph=1,2}} ===Bead=== {{excerpt |bead|only=paragraphs |paragraph=1,2}} ===Batik=== {{excerpt |batik|only=paragraphs |paragraph=1}}

===Button=== {{excerpt |button|only=paragraphs |paragraph=1,2}} ===Zipper=== {{excerpt |zipper|only=paragraphs |paragraph=1}} ===Buckle=== {{excerpt |buckle|only=paragraphs |paragraph=1}} ===Grommet=== {{excerpt |grommet|only=paragraphs |paragraph=1}} ===Sequin=== {{excerpt |sequin|only=paragraphs |paragraph=1,2}}

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