Whitework embroidery
（重定向自Whitework）
![Linen towel with drawn threadwork accented with embroidery in stem and satin stitch.](/Images/godic/202502/20/Embroidered_white_work_drawn_thread_work_detail5631.jpg")
Whitework embroidery refers to any embroidery technique in which the stitching is the same color as the foundation fabric (traditionally white linen).
Styles of whitework embroidery include most drawn thread work, broderie anglaise, Hardanger embroidery, Mountmellick embroidery and reticella.