Also known as: Basque Loop Stitch, Knotted Loop Stitch, Knotted Pearl Stitch This stitch is worked from right to left and has a wider base with the knot falling on the stitch line. It looks like a barbed knotted stitch. Traditionally basque loop is used with the Basque stitch (of...
About the Reversed Palestrina Stitch This stitch is worked similarly to the Palestrina Stitch but in an entirely reversed fashion. We work this from right to left. What was right becomes left, and left becomes right. The top becomes the bottom, and the bottom becomes the top. 😀 How to...
About the Palestrina Family Palestrina Stitch and most of its members draw their origin from Italy. This stitch forms an essential part of many of Italy’s ancient embroideries. The characteristic of this stitch is a line with knots. Usually, these knots are near placed, but variations can lead to longer...
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