Voided Embroideries

An embroidery style in which the background, not the foreground, is embroidered. It is commonly called Assisi work; however, other countries practice this embroidery style.

Canvaswork

Embroidery style that can be found almost everywhere. It uses a regularly spaced ground and counted stitches. Some popular stitches are tent, double-running, cross, Gobelin, and many others.

Blackwork

Monochromatic style of embroidery favored in England and Spain.

Book Recommendations

Because it can be very difficult to find good information on historical embroidery, I have assembled an anotated bibliography that has proven useful in the hunt for good sources.

Documenting Arts and Science Entries

Article

Completing documentation for entry is really quite simply. Simply answer the questions: who, what, where, when, and why. For more information, I've written an article describing the documentation process.

Where did I see that picture before?

I have often wondered where I have seen a particular picture before I spotted it in a new book. Because different pictures can show varying details, I have started compiling a list to keep track of such duplicates. I doubt this list will ever be complete.

Embroidery Links

There are lots of wonderful embroidery sites out there on the web. The difficulty that I have encontered in finding them is quite frustrating. Individual sites respond to different key words. As a result, I have an anotated list here of the ones that I have found.