canvaswork
Embroidery on mesh
Canvaswork is embroidery done on canvas fabric, using stitches that cover the entire surface to create a dense, durable design.
The technique produces items like cushion covers, upholstery, and decorative panels.
Needlepoint is the most common form: She spent months on the canvaswork for the dining room chairs.
Stitchery on open-weave fabric
- tapestryDecorative woven wall cloth
- crewelworkWool embroidery technique
- cross-stitchDecorative stitching forming X's
- embroideryDecorative stitching on fabric
stitchery · samplers · woolwork · hardanger · blackwork · bargello · florentine
Interlaced strip pattern
- continentalOf a continent
- bargelloZigzag-patterned vertical stitchwork
- florentineCrisp nut-and-fruit wafer
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
scotch · cashmere · byzantine · jacquard · brick · moorish · checker · diagonal
Interlocking open weave
needlepoint
Stitchery on open-weave fabric
- tapestryDecorative woven wall cloth
- crewelworkWool embroidery technique
- cross-stitchDecorative stitching forming X's
embroidery · stitchery · samplers · woolwork · hardanger · blackwork · bargello · florentine
basketweave
Interlaced strip pattern
- continentalOf a continent
- bargelloZigzag-patterned vertical stitchwork
- florentineCrisp nut-and-fruit wafer
mosaic · scotch · cashmere · byzantine · jacquard · brick · moorish · checker · diagonal · straight
mesh
Interlocking open weave
sailcloth
Heavy fabric for sails
sail · dodger · windscreen
blocking
Impeding forward progress
- chartingRecording data visually
- countingDetermining quantity sequentially
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
finishing · mounting · compensating · shading · blending · highlighting · outlining · grounding · voiding · couching
- needleworkcross-stitch, embroidery, embroidery hoop, embroidery hoops, needlepoint
canvasworkmachine embroidery
Stitched designs made mechanically
weaving · knitting · crochet · lace-making · tatting
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