Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 260: Laced Mountmellick Stitch

Today's lesson falls on World Embroidery Day! So why not join me and the rest of the embroidery community and stitch something?

I have the perfect stitch for you, especially if you remember stitch number 254? Alternating Mountmellick Stitch?  

In that blog post, I mentioned that Mary Corbet of Needle 'n Thread in her series of Stitch Fun had tweaked the Mountmellick Stitch into a laced version. 

Today we are lacing the Alternating Mountmellick Stitch that way.

Go to Needle 'n Thread for a really clear tutorial.

Or make do with my photo instructions:

Start by making a line of Alternating Mountmellick Stitch.

When you have completed the line, and anchored

the last stitch, start the lacing.

Come out from the top of the stitching.

Take the needle from right to left

under the first Chain Stitch's left side.

Then from left to right

under the second Chain Stitch's right side.

Make sure you don't bite any of the fabric.

Anchor at the bottom.

Isn't it neat?

Try other types of thread,

like metallic,

or tapestry wool,

or ribbon,

or woven flat cord...

Please NOTE the stitch direction.

Follow the instruction above and the

characteristic 'triangles' of the 

Mountmellick can be seen.

In the next version, where I have used the opposite

stitch direction, the 'triangles' are buried 

under the lacing thread. You can't really 

see that the base stitch is Mountmellick.

Homework:

These samplers scream for Lacing!