Editing Berlin wool work (section)

{{short description|Embroidery technique using worsted yarns}}
{{Infobox clothing type
| name          = Berlin wool work
| image_file    = Woman's Purse Berlin Wool Work M2007 211 280 2.jpg
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| caption       = Woman's purse, Berlin wool work, Europe, cotton canvas with wool needlepoint, silk-braided cord, and silk chenille tassels, c. 1840, [[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]], M.2007.211.280.
| type          = Style of [[embroidery]]
| material      = [[Wool]] yarn on [[canvas]]
| location      = [[Berlin]], [[Germany]]
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'''Berlin wool work''' is a style of embroidery similar to today's [[needlepoint]] that was particularly popular in Europe and America from 1804 to 1875.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last=Cannarella|first=Deborah|date=1995|title=Berlin Work|journal=Piecework|issue=March/April|pages=66–68}}</ref>{{Rp|66}} It is typically executed with [[wool]] yarn on [[canvas]],<ref>Beeton, Isabella, (1870) ''Beeton's Book of Needlework'' Ward, Lock & Tyler {{ISBN|1-85152-023-6}} p.559. Beeton also considers the use of silk thread and/or beads as ''Berlin Work''.</ref> worked in a single stitch such as [[Cross stitches|cross stitch]] or [[tent stitch]], although ''Beeton's book of Needlework'' (1870) describes 15 different stitches for use in Berlin work. It was traditionally stitched in many [[colour]]s and [[hue]]s, producing intricate [[dimension|three-dimensional]] looks by careful shading. Silk or beads were frequently used as highlights.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Stepanova|first=Irina|date=2011|title=Berlin Wool: Fine Fiber from an Innovative Age|journal=Piecework|issue=November/December|pages=12–15}}</ref> The design of such embroidery was made possible by the great progress made in [[dye]]ing, initially with new [[Mordant|mordants]] and chemical dyes, followed in 1856, especially by the discovery of aniline dyes, which produced bright colors.<ref name=":1" />{{Rp|67}}

Berlin work creates very durable and long-lived pieces of embroidery that can be used as [[furniture]] covers, cushions, bags, or even [[clothing]].