What is the difference between needlepoint and embroidery?
Needlepoint and embroidery use many of the same stitches except that, once again, needlepoint is done on canvas while embroidery is done on linen fabric and does not, unlike most needlepoint, cover the entire ground fabric. Presently, needlepointers are becoming more and more comfortable with the idea of leaving some of the canvas exposed and so the difference between needlepoint and embroidery is beginning to blur. Needlepoint often utilizes a hand-painted design on canvas whereas embroidery is done either freehand or as fill-in of an area that has previously been outlined. Embroidery is done on fabric and does not cover the ground fabric completely.
