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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[?]

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