Surface embroidery is any form of
embroidery
Embroidery is the art of decorating Textile, fabric or other materials using a Sewing needle, needle to stitch Yarn, thread or yarn. It is one of the oldest forms of Textile arts, textile art, with origins dating back thousands of years across ...
in which the
pattern
A pattern is a regularity in the world, in human-made design, or in abstract ideas. As such, the elements of a pattern repeat in a predictable manner. A geometric pattern is a kind of pattern formed of geometric shapes and typically repeated l ...
is worked by the use of decorative stitches and laid threads ''on top of'' the foundation
fabric
Textile is an umbrella term that includes various fiber-based materials, including fibers, yarns, filaments, threads, and different types of fabric. At first, the word "textiles" only referred to woven fabrics. However, weaving is no ...
or
canvas
Canvas is an extremely durable Plain weave, plain-woven Cloth, fabric used for making sails, tents, Tent#Marquees and larger tents, marquees, backpacks, Shelter (building), shelters, as a Support (art), support for oil painting and for other ite ...
rather than ''through'' the fabric; it is contrasted with
canvas work.
[Reader's Digest ''Complete Guide to Needlework''. The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. (March 1992). ]
Much
free embroidery is also surface embroidery, as are a few forms of
counted-thread embroidery such as
cross stitch
Cross-stitch is a form of sewing and a popular form of counted-thread embroidery in which X-shaped stitches (called cross stitches) in a tiled, raster-like pattern are used to form a picture. The stitcher counts the threads on a piece of eve ...
.
Forms of surface embroidery
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Applique
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Art needlework
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Crewel embroidery
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Cross stitch
Cross-stitch is a form of sewing and a popular form of counted-thread embroidery in which X-shaped stitches (called cross stitches) in a tiled, raster-like pattern are used to form a picture. The stitcher counts the threads on a piece of eve ...
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Goldwork
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Jacobean embroidery
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Stumpwork
Examples of surface embroideries
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Bayeux Tapestry
The Bayeux Tapestry is an embroidery, embroidered cloth nearly long and tall that depicts the events leading up to the Norman Conquest, Norman Conquest of England in 1066, led by William the Conqueror, William, Duke of Normandy challenging H ...
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Quaker tapestry
References
External links
Embroidery Stitch Tutorials
Embroidery
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