Embellishment

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1880s Russian court dress, embellished with silk fringe, velvet ruffles, and embroidery with glass crystals and silver sequins.

Sandra Escacena wearing a dress with floral embellishments.

In sewing and crafts, an embellishment is anything that adds design interest to the piece.^[1]

Examples in sewing and craft[]

• appliqué can be made by sewing machine of decorative techniques and or
• embroidery, done either by machine or by hand
• piping made from either self-fabric, contrast fabric, or a simply a cord.
• trim (sewing)
• lace, either pre-made or home-made
• Fringe (trim)
• beads
• batik

Items that normally serve a function may also be used as embellishment. For example:

• buttons can be placed anywhere on the piece
• zippers can be unzipped and be used as piping, or simply stitched on
• buckles can be placed anywhere on the piece
• grommets can be placed anywhere even when there is no cord is looped through them
• sequins can be placed anywhere

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