Rosette of Thorns


Rosette of Thorns is also known as

Festón ondulado [ES], Point de grébiche dégradé [FR], Zacken-langettenstich [DE],  Punto festone irregolare [IT].


How to do the Rosette of Thorns

Rosette of thorns is a decorative variation of Blanket Stitch. It is a fine example of how Blanket Stitches can be varied in length and angles to make different effects.

Fig 1: We begin like we would the Blanket Stitch. The only change would be in the angles and the length variations of each stitch. Follow the alphabets for the sequence. After a series of five stitches, we give a gap and move to a similar sequence of five more stitches.Fig 2: A finished portion of the stitch would look like this. This can be topped with stitches like the french knots or oyster stitch.

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