intarsia

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The intarsia was my favorite swatch followed by the white perfect pocket.

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  1. noun A decorative inlaid pattern in a surface, especially a mosaic worked in wood.
  2. noun A knitted design resembling a mosaic that is visible on both sides of a fabric.
  3. noun The art or practice of making intarsias.

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  • Here's Lucy showing the students how the darning needle is the best friend of intarsia - as it can remedy many imperfections. —  Major Knitter
  • I learned so much about intarsia in this morning class. —  Major Knitter
  • The intarsia was my favorite swatch followed by the white perfect pocket. —  Major Knitter
  • It speaks our language … WIP, FO, frogging, KAL, felting, intarsia, stash, etc. —  A View from Judi Sohn
  • From Austrian twisted stitch, and Latvian mythological symbols, to Eastern European seamless intarsia, the patterns feature a wide variety of knitting traditions from around the world. —  Cast On
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  1. German, from Italian intarsio, from intarsiare, to inlay : in-, in (from Latin; see in-2) + tarsia, inlaid mosaic work (from Arabic tarṣī', inlaying, setting, infinitive of raṣṣa'a, to inlay, derived stem of raṣi'a, to adhere; see rṣʿ in Semitic roots).

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  1. Italian intarsia, from intarsiare, inlay, from in- + tarsia, inlaid work, marquetry: see tarsia.
 

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/ɪnˈtɑrsiə/
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