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 […]
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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 […]
Large Outer Web (for Hardanger)
When the last bar is woven, insert the needle from back to front in the corner fabric at the first junction(A). Move to the next junction and insert the needle in and back out, leaving a 2 x 2 fabric square in the center (B). At the first corner, bring the needle from back to […]
Eyelet
Eyelet The eyelet stitch is often added between the buttonhole edge and the satin stitch blocks. It can also be used in the center of a star motif or in the middle of four satin stitch blocks, as shown in Figure 15a. Securing the thread on the wrong side of the fabric, bring it up […]
Webs (Dove’s Eyes) (for Hardanger)
Webs (Dove’s Eyes) These lacy fillers go quickly and add much to any piece of Hardanger embroidery. Weave 3.5 bars. To insert a web, bring the needle up through the center of the adjacent woven bar (4a). Bring the needle under the first side of the web and then up through the center of the […]