Palestrina Family

About the Palestrina Family

Palestrina Stitch and most of its members draw their origin from Italy. This stitch forms an essential part of many of Italy’s ancient embroideries.

The characteristic of this stitch is a line with knots. Usually, these knots are near placed, but variations can lead to longer stitches dotted with knots.
Palestrina stitches can be used on any fabric with almost any kind of thread. The thicker the thread, the bolder the knots will be. The Perle cotton thread is often suggested as the knots show up better.

This stitch can be used to outline designs, do border work, or even attaching appliques. They can be used as fillings with texture and even on edges! Each of them differs much from the other somehow, but the basic technique of making the knots remains the same. So, when going through the lessons, just gather in the logic of making the knots. Then, the Palestrina family of stitches will be one of the most exciting stitches to experiment with!

Note that the Eastern Stitch has been placed under this family as it follows the technique used in Palestrina Family. Still, it is a hybrid stitch that can also find a place in other families, like the Blanket Stitch Family.

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Palestrina Stitch Family

Palestrina Stitch	Sorbello Stitch	Basque Knot
Triple Palestrina	Reversed Palestrina	Eastern Stitch
Surrey Stitch	Mountmellick	Eastern Stitch

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