Bargello Florentine Canvas Work Author:Elsa S. Williams "The striking, repetitive patterns of Bargello embroidery occur in the indigenous needlework designs of many lands. Its origin is very old and no one can say with any certainty where it was first created. Known by many names: Flame Stitch, Florentine, and Hungarian Point, for example, it has been used in combination with other surface embroide... more »ry stitches, particularly in Middle European border motifs. Working on mono-thread canvas, using the same stitch in specified geometric arrangements, Elsa Williams has designed and adapted 55 different and individual Florentine Canvas Work patterns."« less