How to work Kasuti using Neygi and Menthe stitches
This lesson will teach you how to work on an even weave cloth. All the four stitches of Kasuti can be easily done over aida fabric. The fabric itself acts like a graph sheet and we have to just transfer the design directly. Since we have already dealt with Gavanti and Muragi in Kasuti Lesson 2, I will illustrate Neygi and Menthe styles of stitches here.
Referring to Kasuti Lesson 1 would be good before proceeding.
 | This is a traditional pattern of a lamp. Each colored cell in the graph represents a cross-stitch or the Menthe stitch of Kasuti. |
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| Fig. 1: I begin stitching the lamp from the bottom. | Fig. 2: I chose to do the birds on either side of the lamp with a contrasting colored thread. There is no rule where to begin the stitching from. So, this time, I began from the top. |
 | Fig 3: The finished pattern would look like the illustration on the left side. |
 | Fig 4: To border the pattern and for the sake of an example, I have used the Neygi stitch below the lamp pattern. We take the needle up and down the fabric with running stitches in a designed pattern. Refer Pattern Darning lessons to understand Neygi in detail. |
 | Fig 5: The finished pattern looks like this. 🙂 |
Next, go to the other detailed Kasuti lessons:
