Free embroidery

Free embroidery is the term for any embroidery which is not regulated by the weave of the canvas, i.e. the opposite of counted-thread embroidery.

Examples of free embroidery techniques and styles:

• Quaker tapestry
• Bayeux Tapestry
• Jacobean embroidery
• Applique
• Crewel embroidery
• Whitework
• Cutwork
• Stumpwork