stitch-group

Updated: June 12, 2025

The simplest, as it is most likely the earliest used, stitch-group is what might best be called CANVAS stitch of which cross-stitch is perhaps the most familiar type, the class of stitches which come of following, as it is only natural to do, the mesh of a coarse canvas, net, or open web upon which the work is done.

Mary Buckle - Art in Needlework: A Book about Embroidery