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Esoteric Stitching and Weaving Enigmas
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Fabric treated to form puckered or pleated surface texture
  • 3. Textile technique twisting two or more strands around a core
  • 4. Italian Renaissance tapestry technique with fine wool and silk
  • 5. Hypothetical archaic loom with dual harness manipulation
  • 6. Loom technology bypassing traditional shuttle for weaving
  • 7. Ancestor of knitting using single needle loops
  • 9. Ancient portable weaving frame operated by digits alone
  • 14. Knotting method characteristic of Persian carpet making
Down
  • 2. Soft twilled wool fabric from 19th-century France
  • 8. Stitch variant used in delicate hand lace making
  • 10. Japanese braiding art for cords with complex patterns
  • 11. Medieval technique to wrap inner garment edges
  • 12. Utilizing leaf fibers to craft intricate mats or textiles
  • 13. Historically, a maker of corded leather — nod to textile leather crafting
  • 15. Circular pattern tool metaphorically linked to complex embroidery designs
  • 16. Technique focusing on fastening yarns into decorative meshes
  • 17. French term for intricate embroidery, often raised
  • 18. Obscure term for a specific three-strand braid style (place name used)
  • 19. White-on-white tufted embroidery creating raised motifs

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