This is a rich looking stitch, used especially to make flower petals. The weaving done to make this stitch gives a dimensional effect. It is a common stitch used in needle weaving style of embroidery and kamal kadai from India.
This stitch is done between three straight stitches.
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| Fig 1: Make three straight stitches of equal length, or with the middle stitch slightly longer. Try to give them a common centre point, as illustrated. | Fig 2: Bring the needle out from the common centre point. Start weaving by taking the needle under the first and last laid threads. | |
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| Fig 3: Then, turn around and this time, take the needle under the middle laid thread. | Fig 4: Repeat the process. Do not pluck the fabric underneath. The only time you take the needle through the fabric is when you start and when you end. | |
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Fig 5: A finished woven trellis would look like this. Since the middle stitch was a little too long, the top looks a bit clumped. | |
Tags: embroidery tutorial, handembroidery, kamal kadai, needle weaving, woven family, woven trellis stitch
wow this looks really pretty…. Please advice… If I use this stitch to create petals of a flower, would it look good ? and what else can we use this stitch for?
Certainly Madheeha. This stitch would look absolutely good for flower petals and also leaves. This stitch can be used with odd number of straight stitches (eg: 5 or 7, instead of 3, as in the illustration). You can use to for different kinds of patterns and designs too. For instance, try making a circle, and filling it in with even sections of this stitch.
I also want to know which brand of threads is the best to use when doing embroidery? And if it is available in Dubai or can be shipped to Dubai from somewhere. Please reply.
Dear Madheeha,
I feel, using anchor branded stranded cotton thread is good for embroidery, since you can separate the strands to suit the thickness you want. Perle cotton is also good depending on the kind of stitch/embroidery you want to do.
I think you should be able to get these embrodiery threads in Dubai, but am really not sure about it. Maybe you can try to purchase embroidery threads online.
Hello Sarah,
Thanks for sharing your stitch with me.We are specialzied in Chinese Hunan Embroidery,and have many many different stitch methods as well.
If you are interested,we can also sharing ours with you. We can learnn from each other.
have a wonderful day!
Emma
Dear Emma,
I am happy that you are enjoying our pages.
A little long back, I was researching my bit to learn about chinese embroidery, so yes, I know a little about Hunan embroidery. However, I did not find any good or reliable resource from which I could learn about it. I would be more than delighted and grateful if you can share your knowledge with me. Thank you for offering to share.
Best wishes!
Hello Sarah,
Glad to get your reply!
I would love to send you some pics of Hunan Hand Embroideries, you will like it. We have some good resource of the stitches,but it’s in Chinese
My email is fancychina@gmail.com.
Emma.
Hi Sarah!!
this is a superb website for any1 who loves embroidery. and u r doing a gr8 work sharing your knowledge with us…
there is a stitch which uses ribbons instead of thread…called ribbon stitch i guess..do you know about this stitch? i love that but dont know how to do it. do share it if you know…
keep up the good work..
thank you
Asiya..
Dear Asiya,
Yes, I know ribbon embroidery. Sadly, I do not have any tutorial for this embroidery form ready, and it might take some time before I start to work on it. Many stitches already given here, which can be done using ribbons.
I can suggest you to refer some other source to start with ribbon embroidery, but refer our pages for the stitches, if it helps.
Best wishes
I am fascinated by your website, your knowledge, and your excellent instructions! I’m beginning hand embroidery and am so thrilled that this resource is available. Thank you for making it so and for creating and sharing.
Happy Sewing!
Thanks Catherine.
We are happy that you found our pages good and will be able to enjoy learning from them,
this is very nice.can you add some embroidery patterns to your blog.pls
Hello Rasha,
I will try to include some patterns as I get a chance to. It is long pending request to fulfill.