Slips

Includes links and informatio n about many appliqued textiles, including medieval Mamluk panels, heraldic and armorial appliques, Swedish intarsia, and furnishing s.

A PDF version of a guidebook to English needlework of the 16th and 17th centuries at the Victoria & Albert Museum.

Canvas work is a type of needlework which covers the entire surface of a design.

A 'slip' is an embroidered motif, usually a plant or flower with the heel or base showing, but insects and animals were also popular motifs. Embroidered 'slips' acquired their name from gardeners' slips or cuttings, used to propagate plants. They were popular from the mid-16th century to the mid-17th century.