Four Sided Stitch (for Pulled Thread) This stitch is also used a lot in pulled work. The rows can be diagonal, horizontal or vertical. This stitch can be worked in a single row or in multiple rows. If you repeat your wrap it creates a tighter pull, thus larger holes. It is shown here as […]
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Cross Stitch (for Pulled Thread)
Cross Stitch (for Pulled Thread) It is exactly as it sounds, there is an “X” stitch made with varying levels of tension. However, the “X” is made in two passes. You work one side of the “X” and then come back to finish the “X”. The size of thread and the amount of pull you […]
Straight Stitch (for Pulled Thread)
Straight Stitch (for Pulled Thread) Instead of letting your thread lie nicely on the fabric, you give it a pull. The tighter you pull the thread, the smaller a line it makes. The resulting line is called a straight or corded stitch. It is very important to pay attention to the direction you are to […]
Rosette (Struvor) Filling Stitch (for Hardanger)
Rosette (Struvor) Filling Stitch (for Hardanger) This stitch is created by doing a quarter at a time. First weave the bars and then add the divided branch from the corner to the middle of each wrapped bar. Continue around the kloster block to finish the outside. Don’t forget to stitch the eyelet in the very […]
Dove’s Eyes with Spokes
Dove’s Eyes with Spokes The design is created with spokes added across the corners and then the Dove’s eye over the top. To do a single Dove’s eye, my suggestion is to weave two sides. Then create one spoke from one corner to the other, making a couple of twists as you go back. Now […]
Kerrie’s Stitch (woven triangles) (for Hardanger)
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