Assisi embroidery is a form of counted-thread embroidery based on an ancient Italian needlework tradition in which the background is filled with embroidery stitches and the main motifs are outlined but not stitched. The name is derived from the Italian town of Assisi where the modern form of the craft originated.
Butterfly in modern Assisi work
Examples of both modern and traditional shapes embroidered in a monochrome style
Dolphin in modern Assisi work
Border with a modern mythical creature in a traditional monochrome style
Assisi is a town and comune of Italy in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio.
Assisi
Temple of Minerva in the Piazza del Comune.
The Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi in December 2023
Rocca Maggiore, December 2023