reverse appliqué
Related to reverse appliqué: appliqued
detail of a traditional Hmong design
reverse appliqué
n.
A sewing craft in which an outline is cut from a top layer of fabric and the raw edges are turned under and stitched to expose one or more layers of fabric underneath.
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