Also known as: Barred witch stitch
This is a fancy stitch done over a base of herringbone stitch. This stitch looks great for border making.
You need to know how to do herringbone stitch before beginning this tutorial.
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| Herringbone stitch: Make a row of herringbone stitch for the base. |
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| Fig 1: Bring the needle with a contrasting thread out from the point A as shown. Now, pass the needle under the stitch A-B without plucking the fabric underneath. | Fig 2: Now, take a turn and pass the needle under the stitch C-D. | |
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| Fig 3: Continue the process of ‘lacing’ between the herringboen stitches. | Fig 4: A finished row of laced herringbone stitch looks like this. | |
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Tags: barred witch stitch, catch stitch, embroidery tutorial, hand embroidery, herringbone, herringbone stitch, indian embroidery, kutch work, mossoul stitch, plaited stitch, threaded herringbone stitch







di,
dis is pretty cooooooooooooooooooollll
Thank you – very clear – shall be using this on my crazy patch this evening.
que bello trabajo , no sabia que se podia realizar en hilo ,yo lo realizo en cinta , pero aqui en venezuela esa cinta no esta llegando, ya que la traen de colombia, gracias por dejar esa nueva alternativa besos y gracias una seguidora de sus trabajo josefa , puerto la cruz, estado anzoategui, venezuela
Parece que tem que passar um risco paralelo (lápis) para fazer o barrado de ponto de peixe….e depois como faz para sair o risco do pano?
Muito bem explicado , parabéns!.
Parabéns !
Adorei rever, esse maravilhoso ponto que tanto fiz no meu colegial. Grata, mais uma vez pela oportunidade .