Stumpwork

For the album by Dry Cleaning, see Stumpwork (album).
Stumpwork picture worked in silk and metal thread on silk, with pearls and beads, 17th century.
An anatomical embroidery of the lungs using stumpwork to give depth

Stumpwork or raised work is a style of embroidery in which the stitched figures are raised from the surface of the work to form a 3-dimensional effect.