Frequently referred to in the O.T. (e.g., Ex. 28: 39; Judg. 5: 30; Ps. 45: 14; Ezek. 16: 10, 13, 18). The pattern was sometimes woven into the material, sometimes worked by hand with a needle on cloth or linen stretched on a frame. Embroidery was used for hangings in the tabernacle, on the priests' clothing, and also in everyday dress.