The name of this stitch pulled me down a deep rabbit hole. I have found a number of stitches that include the word Wave.
The first four are well documented, as you will see. Basically, they are the same in looks, but are started with either a short Straight Stitch or a Fly Stitch. Open and Closed explain how close they are placed to each other.
Royal School of Needlework's Stitch Bank: RSN
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Embroidery: RD
Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches: MT
Sarah's Hand Embroidery Tutorials: Sarah's
The Embroidery Stitch Bible: Stitch Bible
A-Z of Embroidery Stitches 2: A-Z2
The Techniques for 1000 Stitches: 1000
Here is a summary in sketch form:
1. Wave Stitch (Straight Stitch) RSN/RD
2. Wave Stitch ( Fly Stitch) Sarah’s
3. Closed Wave Stitch (Straight Stitch) RSN/MT/Stitch Bible
4. Open Wave Stitch (Straight Stitch) MT
I used it for Sunday Stitch School's #87 stitch
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Number 5 is totally different, use no foundation stitch to start with, and is used for Pulled Work
5. Wave Stitch Filling RSN/MT/A-Z2
The triangle is pulled out of shape and has no pointed V-shape.
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And here is the latest Sunday Stitch School stitch, #355, which is used for Surface Embroidery
6. Double Wave Stitch (surface stitch) 1000
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Eventually, I will introduce a single version of it - my own interpretation.
7. Single Wave Stitch to be introduced by Queenie
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Finally, for the Homework:
Aida Sampler
Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart
Red Kimono Silk Scribble Cloth
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