Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 344: Persian Star Filling Stitch

Today I have an individual stitch for you, although the title contains the word 'filling'. Of course, it would make a nice border stitch, but I want to focus on it as a single stitch.

I saw it a long time ago at Sarah's Hand Embroidery Tutorials. There was only one photo and a mention that it is included in her Online book; no instructions were on the website. 

However, as today's stitch is laced and based on the Herringbone Square, it reminded me of TAST #54  Laced Square Herringbone Stitch. 

You can see instructions for those two at Pintangle.

In the case of the Persian Star Filling Stitch, it is not the corners, but the sides of the square that are laced, and only once. Those factors make the two stitches look quite different.

With a bit of experimentation, I figured out the stitch instructions for today's stitch.

My photo tutorial can be seen here:

Work your way around the square.

For the last stitch, go under the first side.

Then anchor, and you have your base square.

Change to a thread of a different colour.

Come out in the middle of the left side, slightly

inside the square.

Notice how the needle goes under and over the 

green and brown thread.

Repeat in the same way on the remaining sides.

When you reach the left side where you started, 

go under the green thread, as well as the first part

 of the brown thread.

Go through and anchor.

Close up, you notice the anchoring stitch, but

from a distance, it is not so obvious.

Homework:

Add to the three samplers.