▁in ▁many ▁cult ures ▁world wide . ▁Although ▁most ▁emb roid ery ▁st itch es ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁re per toire ▁are ▁tradition ally ▁British , ▁Irish ▁or ▁Western ▁European ▁in ▁origin , ▁st itch es ▁origin ating ▁in ▁different ▁cult ures ▁are ▁known ▁throughout ▁the ▁world ▁today . ▁Some ▁examples ▁are ▁the ▁C ret an ▁Open ▁F illing ▁st itch , ▁Roman ian ▁C ouch ing ▁or ▁Oriental ▁C ouch ing , ▁and ▁the ▁Japanese ▁st itch . ▁The ▁st itch es ▁associated ▁with ▁emb roid ery ▁spread ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁the ▁trade ▁routes ▁that ▁were ▁active ▁during ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges . ▁The ▁Sil k ▁Road ▁brought ▁Chinese ▁emb roid ery ▁techniques ▁to ▁Western ▁Asia ▁and ▁Eastern ▁Europe , ▁while ▁techniques ▁origin ating ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁spread ▁to ▁Southern ▁and ▁Western ▁Europe ▁through ▁Mor oc co ▁and ▁Spain . ▁European ▁imperial ▁settlement s ▁also ▁spread ▁emb roid ery ▁and ▁se wing ▁techniques ▁world wide . ▁However , ▁there ▁are ▁instances ▁of ▁se wing ▁techniques ▁ind igen ous ▁to ▁cult ures ▁in ▁distant ▁locations ▁from ▁one ▁another , ▁where ▁cross - c ult ural ▁communication ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁histor ically ▁unlikely . ▁For ▁example , ▁a ▁method ▁of ▁reverse ▁app li qué ▁known ▁to ▁areas ▁of ▁South ▁America ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁to ▁S out heast ▁Asia . ▁ ▁Indust rial ▁Revolution ▁ ▁The ▁Indust rial ▁Revolution ▁shift ed ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁text iles ▁from ▁the ▁household ▁to ▁the ▁mill s . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁dec ades ▁of ▁the ▁Indust rial ▁Revolution