needle-turn appliqué

Needle-turn appliqué is a form of appliqué where as the fabric shape is applied to the background, the edges are turned under using the sewing needle and then hand-stitched down, encasing the raw edges under the applied shape. This is in contrast to other forms of appliqué such as raw-edge appliqué or fused appliqué.

See also: appliqué, raw-edge appliqué, fused appliqué