ShirlinAZ

Thanks Ladies. It's a relief to know that some understand what I'm talking about. Yes, all the embroidery I was taught was outline stitching only. Most of the work was done in stem (outline) stitch. Loop (lazy daisy) stitches were acceptable for tiny leaves or daisies. French knots were used for dots. I learned other stitches but never had any use for them until I learned Crewel many years later.

Yes, there is also blackwork and whitework, which I understand (could be mistaken) to be the same as redwork and bluework, with the only difference being which color of floss is used for all the embroidery.