The Plaited Edge Stitch is a kind of Buttonhole stitch, that in looks can be mistaken for #66 Berwick Stitch.
As the name implies it is useful for edging, either on a folded hemline or a raw edge. The closer together you place the stitches the less the fabric is at risk of fraying.
I have used the stitches as fancy embroidery stitches, not for hemming.
Instructions can be found in these two books: Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches and A-Z of Embroidery Stitches 2.
Here are the steps in my photo guide:
Take a straight (back) stitch and exit
to the left of where you started.
Insert the needle under the Straight Stitch
(without biting the fabric) and pull tight.
a knot.
Continue in the same way by inserting the
needle diagonally.
Anchor the last stitch.
Homework:
The stitches sit nicely, but are a bother to unpick, so pay attention to tension while you stitch.
On a folded hem they look like this:
Add to these samplers.
6 comments:
Another nice stitch! And the spiders look really great on your samplers.
😁 Barbara 🙋♀️😘
These stitches do make a nice edge.
It's a beautiful stitch.
The thread is also beautiful.
Is it pink beige?
Yes, these sort of stitches do a lovely strong edge for a line, but they are such a bother to unpick they are definitely an incentive to get it right the first time!
A variation on the buttonhole stitch, it looks sturdy like it could withstand wear.
Good tutorial, thank you.
These stitches do make a nice edge.
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