Turkey work is a fun stitch that can be used for Santa’s beard, animal fur, and fuzzy flowers. You can cut the loops for maximum fuzz or leave them looped for depth. This stitch is worked in rows from left to right, from the bottom row to the top row. Turkeywork has some “rules” to […]
Category: Stitches
Woven
Variation 1 Variation 2 The Woven stitch looks like the weaving of a basket. It is great for backgrounds because it quickly covers the fabric. You work this stitch in horizontal rows as shown. Be sure to include the short stitches, called compensation stitches, around your design area or you will have holes at the […]
Diagonal Tent Stitch (Basketweave)
The basketweave stitch (or diagonal tent stitch) is a universal stitch, one you can use for small or large areas. While the front of the stitch will look like the Continental stitch, the back will resemble a woven wicker basket. Because of the way this stitch is worked, it is a very sturdy stitch, actually […]
Basketweave (diagonal tent stitch)
The basketweave stitch (or diagonal tent stitch) is a universal stitch, one you can use for small or large areas. While the front of the stitch will look like the Continental stitch, the back will resemble a woven wicker basket. Because of the way this stitch is worked, it is a very sturdy stitch, actually […]
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Yikes! So apparently on Monday AM, our domain registrar (Network Solutions) for NordicNeedle.com thought it would be neat to let just anybody call in and change our domain name servers (those are the servers that route our browsers to the correct website). Thankfully our customers and newsletter readers thought something was wrong too and we […]