Well, you’re not a very adventurous group, are you? I only had one response to asking if anyone could guess the five stitches in my Playing with Unusual Stitches class that I’ll be teaching tonight!
Rachel suggested “Spiral Trellis and Palestrina stitch, maybe Herringbone? And Braid stitch”. Not bad, Rachel.
The five stitches are:
- Cable plait stitch (also known as Braid Stitch)
- Spiral Trellis
- Cretan catch stitch (a cross between herringbone and cretan stitch)
- Sorbello stitch (a variation of Palestrina stitch)
- Raised chain band
How did you go with identifying them?
Step-by-step instructions for all of these stitches can be found in The Left-Handed Embroiderer’s Companion and The Right-Handed Embroiderer’s Companion. Why not audition a new stitch and see if it will work in your latest project?
White Threads is the blog of Yvette Stanton, the author, designer, publisher behind Vetty Creations' quality needlework books and embroidery products.
Darn, I should have got Sorbello Stitch, for heaven’s sake, I’ve been using it in the Amarna Panel!