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