Candlewicking is a form of surface embroidery that traditionally uses an unbleached cotton thread on a piece of unbleached muslin. It gets its name from the nature of the thread, which very much resembles the wick used in a candle. Motifs are created using a variety of knots and satin stiches. Subject matter is usually taken from nature, flowers, insects, etc. Other traditional motifs resemble PA Dutch or colonial designs. Modern designs include colored floss embroidery with the traditional white on white stitching. Gold Embroidery Embroidery is an ancient variety of decorative needlework in which designs and pictures are created by stitching strands of some material on to a layer of another material. ...
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Candlewick is readily available from craft stores, however a lot of embroiderers prefer to use soft Cotton-a-broider, or the finer ply´s of knitting/crochet cottons.
Although traditionally, Candlewicking was done white on white, today´s embroiderers use many different colours of thread to give their work a distinctive look - however you do find that the main colours are still white on white, with other colours only used as accent colours, or as painted designs that are not stitched.
Candlewicking is best worked in a hoop or frame, which helps you to keep the embroidery taught.
Candlewicking is a traditional white on white embroidery, done on white linen or cotton fabric with heavy cotton threads used for making candle wicks.
Wicking for candles was used instead of the couched cords, hence the name candlewicking, and undoubtedly lesser quality cotton and linen fabrics were used.
Sometimes the knot was cut; more often in the earlier work it was left uncut, and these examples retain a certain distinction in their fine, tight wicking, graceful patterning and a generally refined, neat appearance." This sounds like the beginnings of turkey work to me.
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