Points are the three, or sometimes single, line of decorative stitching on the back of the glove.
Coloured decorative stitching and turtleneck collars were added, as were various badges and patches.
Cloth destined for huipils are joined together by complicated and decorative stitching.
If present, buttons are usually employed as design accents on boots; other decorative features include straps, buckles, studs, and decorative stitching.
Underwire bras, straps through the midriff area joining the tops to the bottoms and decorative stitching are recurring details.
What might make gloves irresistible now are their dressmaker trimmings: buttons, bows and decorative stitching.
These machines are perfect for a variety of simple stitches, buttonholes features, decorative stitching, and will work fine for basic utility sewing.
When a variety of decorative stitching is required rather than a single stitch, a "commercial" machine (basically a heavy duty household machine) is usually employed.
The gauzy fabrics, the glitter, the fanciful appliques and decorative stitching never have a throwaway look.
Then they move into its esthetic qualities: it can be cut into interesting patterns, easily embellished with decorative stitching, or shaped in seductive ways.