trapunton.
/trəˈpʊntəʊ/ A kind of quilting in which the design alone is padded (see quot. 1967).
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Italian quilting1937
1929 Sewing for Profit (Woman's Inst. Domestic Arts & Sci., U.S.) 73 Besides the usual kind of quilting..there is the trapunto, or Italian, quilting.
1936 Home Arts Needlecraft Jan. 5 (heading) Quilting in the Trapunto manner.
1967 E. Short Embroidery & Fabric Collage ii. 47 In the case of Trapunto, areas of the design are padded where required by splitting the backing and inserting wadding, after which the backing is sewn up again.
1972 N.Y. Times 3 Nov. 7/2 (advt.) Leather-look..coat..with trapunto embroidery.
1979 Guardian 25 Apr. 11/8 The needlework designs..used in the country from which the garment hails: embroidery, applique, quilting, trapunto, smocking.
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