Canvas Stitches /Needlepoint

Canvas Stitches /Needlepoint is the technique of placing stitches on mesh, canvas or linen. Needlepoint is most often done using tent stitches. Canvas Stitches are referred to as a space to fill with embroidery using wool, cotton, silk, ribbon, metallic threads, beads and sequins.
Early canvas work or needlepoint used tent, continental or basketweave stitches, with each stitch covering one canvas intersection. Bargello, first developed in Europe, uses colors and stitches across multiple canvas intersections to create motion and patterns. Modern methods have incorporated crewel and other embroidery stitches to add depth and differences not only by shading but by texture.