The place to find definitions and learn about creative terms.

Welcome to the Embroidery glossary index.  Here you will find terms related to the art of embellishing materials with stitches that make up a design or series of designs.  Yarn or thread is used in embroidery upon a piece of material, along with possible other items such as beads, sequins and buttons.  There are different kinds of embroidery have developed over the years; each type of embroidery is organized according to how stitches are placed over a piece of material.