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stumpwork
[ stuhmp-wurk ]
noun
- a type of embroidery popular in the 17th century, consisting of intricate, colorful designs padded with horsehair to make them stand out in relief.
stumpwork
/ ˈʌˌɜː /
noun
- a type of embroidery of the 15th to 17th centuries featuring raised or embossed figures, padded with cotton wool or hair
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of stumpwork1
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The cover art of Dry Cleaning’s 2022 album is a light pink bar of soap with blonde strands of hair on it spelling out the title, “Stumpwork.”
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“Stumpwork,” the title of a song as well as the new album, is something she’s been aching to use for ages.
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Compared to “New Long Leg,” in some ways “Stumpwork” is an American album.
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On “Stumpwork,” Shaw gets explicitly polemical now and then.
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In contrast, “Stumpwork” has the dazed, heat-hazy vibe of a drunken summer afternoon.
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