The Raised Cretan Stitch makes a nice, ornamental look. The opportunity to play with threads of different weight, structure and colour is great.
Please note: By mistake, I added the wrong video clip of Ariane Zurcher's On the Other Hand, in the Sunday Stitch School's lesson. I have now changed it to the one containing Raised Chevron Stitch.
Aida Sampler
Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart
Red Kimono Silk Scribble Cloth
When I see these spindly 'monsters', I think of the new type of robotic hound weapons produced by some countries
The stitches look like barbed wire. My favorite example is on the aida. I always like even stitches best.
ReplyDeleteI used to use cretan stitch a lot but I don't think I ever 'raised' it.
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