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1 Appenzell Embroidery
A cottage industry in Switzerland, consisting of handwork in fine stitches on muslin.Dictionary of the English textile terms > Appenzell Embroidery
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Appenzell — (or Appenzellerland ) is a region in the northeast of Switzerland, entirely surrounded by the Canton of St. Gallen. A former canton of the Old Swiss Confederacy, Appenzell has been divided since 1597 into Appenzell Innerrhoden and Appenzell… … Wikipedia
Appenzell — /ap euhn zel /; Ger. /ah peuhn tsel /, n. 1. a canton in NE Switzerland, divided into two independent areas. Cf. Appenzell Ausser Rhoden, Appenzell Inner Rhoden. 2. a town in and the capital of Appenzell Inner Rhoden. 5200. 3. (often l.c.) a type … Universalium
Appenzell Ausserrhoden — Kanton Appenzell Ausserrhoden Canton of Switzerland … Wikipedia
appenzell — ˈapənˌzel, ˈäpəntˌsel noun ( s) Usage: sometimes capitalized Etymology: from Appenzell, canton and commune in Switzerland, where it is made : a fine hand or machine embroidery of Swiss origin usually worked in pale blue thread on white cloth * *… … Useful english dictionary
Appenzell Inner-Rhoden — ▪ half canton, Switzerland (German), French Appenzell Rhodes Intérieures , English Appenzell Inner Rhodes Halbkanton (demicanton), comprising the southern part of former Appenzell canton, northeastern Switzerland, at the north foot of… … Universalium
St. Gallen — Infobox Swiss town subject name = St. Gallen municipality name = St. Gallen municipality type = municipality imagepath coa = Coa St. Gallen.png languages = German canton = St. Gallen iso code region = CH SG district = St. Gallen lat d=47|lat… … Wikipedia
Switzerland — /swit seuhr leuhnd/, n. a republic in central Europe. 7,248,984; 15,944 sq. mi. (41,294 sq. km). Cap.: Bern. French, Suisse. German, Schweiz. Italian, Svizzera. Latin, Helvetia. * * * Switzerland Introduction Switzerland Background: Switzerland s … Universalium
Sankt Gallen — /zahngkt gah leuhn/ German name of St. Gallen. * * * ▪ Switzerland (German), French Saint Gall, town, capital of Sankt Gallen canton, northeastern Switzerland, in the Steinach Valley, just south of Lake Constance (Bodensee). In 612 the… … Universalium
Teufen AR — Infobox Swiss town subject name = Teufen municipality name = Teufen municipality type = municipality imagepath coa = |pixel coa= languages = German canton = Appenzell Ausserrhoden iso code region = CH AR district = n.a. lat d=47|lat m=23|lat… … Wikipedia
Switzerland — Swiss redirects here. For other uses, see Swiss (disambiguation). Swiss Confederation redirects here. For Swiss Confederacy, see Old Swiss Confederacy. This article is about the country. For other uses, see Switzerland (disambiguation). Swiss… … Wikipedia
folk art — folk art, adj. folk artist. artistic works, as paintings, sculpture, basketry, and utensils, produced typically in cultural isolation by untrained often anonymous artists or by artisans of varying degrees of skill and marked by such attributes as … Universalium