Gimped Embroidery
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This section is from the "A Complete Dictionary of Dry Goods" book, by George S. Cole. Also available from Amazon: A complete dictionary of dry goods and history of silk, cotton, linen, wool and other fibrous substances,: Including a full explanation of the modern processes ... together with various useful tables.
Gimped Embroidery
Gimped Embroidery. A kind of raised embroidery made with a padding of inferior material which is entirely concealed by the silk or beads whipped round it; similar to passamenterie (which see).
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