Assisi embroidery is a form of counted-thread embroidery based on a Renaissance Italian needlework tradition in which the background is filled with embroidery stitches and the main motifs are outlined
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
Counted-thread embroidery is any embroidery in which the number of warp and weft yarns in a fabric are methodically counted for each stitch, resulting in uniform-length stitches and a precise, uniform
Assisi embroidery
…Assisi embroidery is a form of counted-thread embroidery based on a Renaissance Italian needlework tradition in which the background is filled with embroidery stitches and the main motifs are outlined but not…
Counted cross-stitch embroidery, Hungary, mid-20th century
Odo bayeux tapestry detail