This stitch is beautiful, made by weaving over the double herringbone stitch with another thread of same or different color. This stitch requires patience to learn. Once learnt, it will be very easy to do this stitch, and will never be forgotten! 
Interlaced herringbone stitch forms one of the main stitches for one of the most popular indian embrodieries called Kutch work.
You need to know the double herringbone stitch to be able to continue with this tutorial. This tutorial is best understood by following the illustrations, without much dependence on the description.
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…. | Double herringbone stitch: First, make a row of double herringbone stitch as the base. |
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| Fig 1: Bring the needle out with a contrasting colored thread from the left corner of the double herringbone stitch row. Observe that the stitch a-b and c-d lies over the stitch p-q. So, to weave, take the needle under the legs of p-q, as shown. This locks the thread in there. |
Fig 2: Now, take needle over the leg of c-d, again passing under p-q, and over the contrasting thread. Then, go under r-s. | |
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| Fig 3: Keep up with this procedure of weaving around the ’crossings’ for the upper half of the double herringbone stitch. | Fig 4: When you reach the right end of the double herringbone stitch, turn around the needle, by weaving around, as illustrated. | |
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| Fig 5: We keep up with the same method of weaving, only this time, it is inverse, or upside down. Follow the illustrations to undertand how the needle goes up and down the stitches and threads in a perfect weave. | Fig 6: If you look at a single stitch ( x-y) of the double herringbone stitch, you will see how the threads have passed over and under it alternately. | |
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| Fig 7: Continue this process of weaving for the bottom half of the double cross stitch, until you reach back to the left end. End the weaving at the point from where you began from. | Fig 8: A perfect weave of the interlaced herringbone stitch should show up like this. |
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Tags: catch stitch, embroidery tutorial, hand embroidery, herringbone, herringbone stitch, indian embroidery, interlaced herringbone stitch, kutch work, mossoul stitch, plaited stitch, weaving stitch
Sara
Again thanks for your tutorials. I have tried Redwork with the design you have given for the blue work tutorials. The result was wonderful. Since my internet connection is very slow i was not able to upload it in your site. I have uploaded my redwork embroidery in my blog in the following link. Please have a look.
http://shamiatcraft.blogspot.com/2011_09_01_archive.html
I have tried herringbone and fly stitches too. The samples are uploaded in my blog.
Shami Immanuel.
wow! Shami, your red work using the blue work pattern is really neat and has come out well.
It is really nice to see it and wished if you could share it with others on our website.
Do keep stitching and sharing with us.
I also liked the other embroidery work you have been trying out.
Just discovered your fabulous website! What wonderful tutorials – you make them look so simple. Can’t wait to have a try!
Very useful site. I’m learning many things from here. Thank you for such wonderful tutorials.
me encanta el arte de bordar…tejer….mover las manos…
[...] I read quite a few tutorials on this stitch. It can get confusing, very confusing. This one (http://www.embroidery.rocksea.org/stitch/herringbone-stitch/interlaced-herringbone-stitch/) made the most sense to me. With both the herringbone stitches and the interlacing, beginning and [...]
this would look really nie at the front of a top to reat a waterfall effect over a large tummy like mine. I hope i can do this ill give it a go. you make it look easy. i bet its not though.
Dor
this would look really nice at the front of a top to reat a waterfall effect over a large tummy like mine. I hope i can do this ill give it a go. you make it look easy. i bet its not though.
Dor
I tried this stitch and after couple of my mistake it came out really very well.I think it needs a lot of patience to complete the stitch. Well once again the pics of the kurti for your opinion.
Dear Gurmeet,
I think the interlaced herringbone stitch has come out real perfect!
The color combination is nice and I appreciate your patience.
This stitch indeed requires some patience and effort to learn. So, if you feel the tutorial I have put up can be simplified in any way, I woudl welcome any suggestions.
Dear, Sarah
Thanks
Thank you for this wonderful tutorial, it’s exactly what I was looking for. What do you use to mark your lines on the fabric? I’m having trouble finding the right type of soluble fabric pen. Thank you again! -Megan
Dear Megan,
I have used pencil to mark my fabric. It gets washed easily.
merci beacoup pour tous vos explications à ses jolies points je ne sais pas l anglais c est pour cela j ai ecris en francais