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title: "Trapunto"
description: "Trapunto is a stuffed quilting technique in which parts of a design are padded from the back so they stand out in relief."
type: Glossary
url: https://teazle.art/glossary/trapunto
published: 2026-10-14
updated: 2026-10-14
author: "The Teazle editors"
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# Trapunto

*Trapunto is a stuffed quilting technique in which parts of a design are padded from the back so they stand out in relief.*

In trapunto, two layers are stitched along the outlines of a design, then small cuts or gaps in the backing are used to push extra filling into chosen shapes. The result is a raised, sculpted pattern. It is often called Italian quilting.


## Sources

1. [Trapunto (AAT 300231107)](http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300231107). Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus
2. [Trapunto (Q7835675)](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7835675). Wikidata

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