Queen Stitch is an old stitch, also known as Rococo Stitch, and is similar to #18 Renaissance Stitch which I blogged about in April 2017. It has three vertical lines and is stitched in a different way from Queen Stitch. In the many books I have checked, there are various names. If you are interested there are two entries to read about #18 Renaissance Stitch: Lesson - Homework
However, today's stitch is Queen Stitch, with four vertical lines. Royal School of Needlework's Stitch Bank site has a lot of information which also includes an easy-to-follow video tutorial.
I made this photo version:
Isn't it nice?
Work the next stitch to the left.
Work the second row underneath, between the Queens of the first row, so you fill the entire area.
Go on, give them a try!
Homework:
Invite as many queens as you can to these samplers. Also, the Canvas Sampler may like a royal visit.
3 comments:
I like this stitch and think it is perfect for samplers done on linen or even weave fabric.
On canvas or evenweave, you can also do this as a pulled stitch, and it looks quite startlingly different..
It's a very pretty stitch. I like the name too. It sounds important - like it should be specially noticed when you use it :)
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