Tonight we are learning a stitch used in tailoring and dressmaking to reinforce seams - the Sprat's Head Stitch.
I found this triangular stitch in Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches.
Updated: Mattia tells me the French name is: point d'abeille.
First you need to draw a triangle on your fabric,
then stretch the fabric taught in a frame or hoop.
Take the needle out from the bottom left corner,
take a bite of the fabric at the tip of the top.
This is a kind of Herringbone Stitch, narrow at the top, wide at the bottom.
come out next to the first stitch on the left.
Repeat and work your way down the triangle.
Homework:
4 comments:
Bonjour, le nom français de ce point est :
- point d'abeille
Mattia
I've only tried this stitch a couple of times, and I need a bit more practice!
I've done this stitch on counted fabric. Yours looks very even and nice.
Hi Queenie, yes I can see how that stitch could be used to attractively and neatly reinforce a seam.
And it also has a lot of decorative possibilities.
Fun exploration.
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