<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">fancy sewing</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>plain sewing</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>needleworking</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>hand sewing</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>fancy work</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>fancy needlework</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sewing, fancy</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to hand sewing characterized by techniques more elaborate than used in plain sewing. It includes embroidery, smocking, and quilting, and other works done with a needle and thread. The purpose of fancy sewing is generally to create decoration rather than to bind pieces of material together. ]]></note></mads>