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Sunday 20 October 2024

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 305: Kalem Stitch

Today we are looking at Kalem Stitch, also known as Kelim Stitch and Soumak Stitch. These names are used for rug weaving in an area covering Balkan, Turkey, Caucasus, Persia as well as North Africa, and probably even further away.

Instructions for the embroidery stitch were found at Needlework for Fun. It is a canvas stitch and good for filling in a background. What's more, it's EASY!

Stitch it like this:

















Homework:

Add to the three samplers below as well as the Canvas Sampler.



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4 comments:

  1. Pamela20 October 2024 at 15:58

    I hadn’t heard of this stitch before. I like the neat even look it has.

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  2. Angela21 October 2024 at 00:59

    So pretty! I still have room in my October slice for it.

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  3. Rachel23 October 2024 at 02:21

    I think someone told me that in origin the stitch was used for sewn rugs, but I've not found confirmation..

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  4. carorose27 October 2024 at 13:24

    Great edging stitch. I have seen it used on the edge of hand made rugs.

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