Quillwork

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Quillwork is a form of embroidery formerly practised by Native Americans using the quills of porcupines (or sometimes bird feathers).

[edit] References

• Substantial material about quillwork from nativetech.org

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Styles:	Assisi · Bargello · Berlin work · Blackwork · Broderie Anglaise · Broderie perse · Candlewicking · Canvas work · Counted-thread · Crewel · Cross-stitch · Cutwork · Darning · Drawn thread work · Free embroidery · Goldwork · Hardanger · Machine · Needlepoint · Petit point · Quillwork · Smocking · Stumpwork · Surface · Suzani · Trianglepoint · Whitework	Image:Odo bayeux tapestry detail.jpg Image:Sampler by Elizabeth Laidman 1760 detail.jpg
Stitches:	Backstitch · Blanket · Brick · Buttonhole · Chain stitch · Couching and laid work · Cross stitches · Embroidery stitch · Featherstitch · Holbein · Parisian · Running · Satin stitch · Sashiko · Straight stitch · Tent stitch
Tools and materials:	Aida cloth · Embroidery hoop · Embroidery thread · Evenweave · Quillwork · Perforated paper · Plastic canvas · Sampler · Yarn
Regional and historical:	Art needlework · Bunka shishu · Brazilian · Chikan · Indian · Jacobean · Kantha · Korean · Mountmellick · Persian · Opus Anglicanum · Suzhou · Ukrainian  · Vietnamese · Zardozi
Embroideries:	Bayeux Tapestry · Bradford carpet · Hastings Embroidery · Hestia tapestry · New World Tapestry · Overlord embroidery · Quaker Tapestry
Designers:	Leon Conrad · Ann Macbeth · Kaffe Fassett · Marilyn Leavitt-Imblum · May Morris · Charles Germain de Saint Aubin · Teresa Wentzler · Erica Wilson
Organizations:	Embroiderers' Guild (UK) · Embroidery Software Protection Coalition · Royal School of Needlework
Related:	Applique · Crochet · Knitting · Lace · Needlework · Quilting

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