Surface embroidery
Surface embroidery is any form of embroidery in which the pattern is worked by the use of decorative stitches and laid threads on top of the foundation fabric or canvas rather than through the fabric; it is contrasted with canvas work.[1]
Much free embroidery is also surface embroidery, as are a few forms of counted-thread embroidery such as cross stitch.
Forms of surface embroidery[]
- Applique
- Art needlework
- Crewel embroidery
- Cross stitch
- Goldwork
- Jacobean embroidery
- Stumpwork
Examples of surface embroideries[]
- Bayeux Tapestry
- Quaker tapestry
References[]
- ^ Reader's Digest Complete Guide to Needlework. The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. (March 1992). ISBN 0-89577-059-8
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