How to do the Torocko Stitch - Sarah's Hand Embroidery

About the Torocko Stitch

Probably inspired by the traditional Hungarian embroidery style from Torockó (now Rimetea, Romania), this stitch technique is used to fill the centers of flowers. This stitch can be used in modern embroidery to create textures and patterns over plain surfaces. The Torocko Stitch is an easy-filling stitch that couches down evenly laid horizontal and vertical threads with crosses. These crosses are further tacked down with smaller crosses. This makes a lot of room to play around with different colors to create various effects.

How to do the Torocko Stitch


Fig 1: Make rows of horizontal and vertical stitches to form the base. Place them equally and there is no need to weave the stitches up and down each other. No need to weave.	Fig 2: Now, start stitching a cross over every alternate squares. This will anchor down the laid threads.

Fig 3: Now, couch the intersections of each cross with another tiny cross.	Fig 4: The finished pattern will look like this.

Other Stitches from the Couching Stitch Family

Surface Couching	Underside Couching	Thorn Stitch
Pendant Couching	Rumanian Couching	Convent Stitch
Bokhara Couching	Couched Circle	Trellis Couching
Lattice Couching	Jacobean Couching	Twisted Lattice
Burden Stitch	Plaid Filling Stitch	Torocko Stitch
Honeycomb Filling	Battlement Couching	Bayeux Stitch
Persian Border	Tuft Couching