 English embroidery includes embroidery worked in England or by English people abroad from Anglo @-@ Saxon times to the present day . The oldest surviving English embroideries include items from the early 10th century preserved in Durham Cathedral and the 11th century Bayeux Tapestry , if it was worked in England . The professional workshops of Medieval England created rich embroidery in metal thread and silk for ecclesiastical and secular uses . This style was called Opus Anglicanum or " English work " , and was famous throughout Europe . 
