Today we have an easy stitch - Backstitched Trellis. As the name implies, it is a cross grid of Back Stitch, done on the bias.
I found it in Sharon Boggon's Creative Stitches for Contemporary Embroidery.
Work it like this:
Think! Of all the wonderful things you can do with the empty squares in the grid, French Knots, beads, ribbon weaving, small Cross stitches... The Backstitched Trellis is a good base to play with.
Beware! It is, like all Back Stitch variations, a thread eater!
Homework: Add to the samplers.
7 comments:
Good one!
I like this - and you are right. There are so many possible fillings.
This is easy IF you have a grid already marked. Doing it by eye isn't so easy. (Or not for me anyway.)
Yes - a great basis for variation. And pretty good, just by itself!
Backstitched Trellis is an excellent filler. Sharon Boggin's Creative Stitches book is full of wonderful ideas and stitches.
Yes, a good one.
It uses a lot of thread, but you're right, it's the perfect base stitch. This is a stitch to remember.
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