Pearl Stitch Needlelace Edge Buttonhole stitch the edge of your work using size 8 pearl cotton, then add the needlelace edging “Pearl Stitch” using size 12 pearl cotton. Loop over 4/5 buttonhole stitches Buttonhole stitch to anchor the looped thread Return the thread to the 1st buttonhole stitch Do 5 buttonhole stitches on the looped […]
Category: Stitches
Fringe Stitch
The fringe stitch is one way of finishing a piece of Hardanger embroidery. It requires a minimum of 26 threads be remaining on each side of the worked pattern. First decide how wide of fringe is appropriate; the minimum size is usually 18 threads and the maximum for a large piece is 32 threads per […]
Kissing Pillow Project
The Kissing Pillow Project is an ongoing project by the Evergreen Chapter EGA that provides hand-stitched pillows that are distributed to soldiers and their families upon deployment. The soldier and family each have their own pillows as reminders of home and their loved ones. All finished pillows – either just the tops or completed pillows […]
Picots (for Hardanger)
These very traditional additions are worked at the same time as the weaving is being accomplished. Weave to the center of the bar and insert the needle part way into the bar (6a). Bring the thread from the bar, under the back of the needle and around the front (6b). Pull the needle through, and […]
Box Stitch – Stair Step Method
Use the back stitch method to stitch the box shapes. Work half boxes in a “stair-step” method from beginning to end. Turn and create the other half of the boxes in the same back stitch method. « Back to Stitches
Half Web Center Circle (for Hardanger)
Weave the four bars and bring the needle up in a corner fabric hole. Insert needle from back to front in the center of the left woven bar (A). Form the twist as needle passes under first stitch on the way to the adjacent woven bar. Insert needle from front to back in the center […]