Wednesday 18 July 2007

14 Stitches and Stitch Effects

14.1 & 14.2Flat, looped, chained, knotted and composite stitches.

Flat Stitches:
Ships ladder
Thorn
Arrowhead
Crown
Sheaf filling
Three sided
Triangle
Belgian cross

Looped Stitches:
Blanket
Cretan
Fly
Double fly
Feather
Closed buttonhole stitch
Crossed buttonhole stitch
Half chevron stitch
Bonnet stitch
Loop stitch
Triple cretan
Maidenhair stitch

Chain Stitches:
Cable
Double chain
Wheatear
Open chain
zig-zag chain
Heavy chain
Spine chain
Feathered chain
Petal stitch
Sailor stitch
Twisted Chain

Knotted stitches:
French Knot
Coral Stitch
Zig-zag coral
bullion
Pearl
Chinese knot

Composite Stitches:
Interlacing herringbone
Interlaced band
Portuguese border stitch
Raised Chain band
Pekinese stitch
Threaded chain stitch
Interlaced buttonhole stitch
Threaded treble running stitch
Ribbed spiders web
Cup stitch
14.3Formal stitching rhythm using cretan stitch. I've mainly used cotton perle thread but I've also used wire, wool, 6 strand floss and cotton tape on some samples.
14.4Informal stitching rhythm using cretan stitch.


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