This stitch is beautiful, made by weaving over the Double Herringbone stitch with another thread of same or different color. Interlaced Herringbone Stitch forms one of the main stitches for two traditional embroideries called the Kutch Work and the Armenian Marash Work. You need to know the Double Herringbone Stitch...
About the Double Herringbone Stitch This stitch is just a double layer of the Herringbone Stitch. Now, note something important – This stitch is used for texturing in crewel embroidery. But, if you want to use this stitch as a foundation for embroideries like Kutch Work or Marash Embroidery,...
Also known as: German Interlacing Stitch This stitch requires a base of herringbone stitch, around which we weave using a contrasting colored thread. It is highly decorative and so makes a good stitch for borders. You need to know how to do herringbone stitch before beginning this tutorial. Herringbone Stitch:...
Also known as : Knotted Herringbone Stitch, Coral Knotted Herringbone Stitch This stitch is done over a base of herringbone stitch. It is an incorporation of coral stitch over herringbone stitch. You need to know how to do herringbone stitch and coral stitch before beginning this tutorial. Herringbone Stitch: Make...
Also known as: Barred Witch Stitch This is a fancy stitch done over a base of herringbone stitch. This stitch looks great for border making. You need to know how to do herringbone stitch before beginning this tutorial. Herringbone Stitch: Make a row of herringbone stitch for the base. Fig...
Herringbone Stitch is also known as Mossoul stitch, Plaited stitch, Catch stitch, Witch stitch [EN], Punto de escapulario [ES], Point de chausson [FR], Hexenstich [DE], Ponto espinha [PT], Flätsöm [SV]. How to do the Herringbone Stitch This is the basic Herringbone Stitch made of crosses not cut exactly in the...
About the Herringbone Stitch Family The Herringbone Stitch Family can be considered a cousin of the Cross-Stitch family. Like the Cross Stitches, the Herringbone Stitches are made by crisscrossing two diagonal stitches. The only difference is that they do not cross right in the middle, but somewhere like in the...
This stitch is done with herringbone stitch as the base. The herringbone stitch is tacked down using small straight stitches at the crosses. There are two ways this can be done: one, by using just a single stitch over the crosses. Second, by using two stitches across each other over...
Hand Embroidery Workshop Location: Pashan-Panchvati, Pune Complete stitch kit will be provided. Embroideries taught: Redwork An old embroidery style in red or blue using various stitches. Can be used over any kind of furnishings or children’s clothes and materials. Chicken Scratch An old embroidery from early America, using few...
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