Smyrna Stitch

	Smyrna Stitch Smyrna stitch is a form of cross stitch used in needlepoint Needlepoint is a type of canvas work, a form of embroidery in which yarn is stitched through a stiff open weave canvas. Traditionally needlepoint designs completely cover the canvas. Although needlepoint may be worked in a variety of stitches, m .... It was popular during the Victorian period and again, later, in the 1950s and 1960s. It comprises a cross stitch worked over two, or more, threads with a straight cross stitch worked over the top. Thérèse de Dilmont in the ''Encyclopedia of Needlework'' gives the following description: :''Make a plain cross stitch over four threads, each way, and then over that, another cross stitch, standing upright. The same stitch can be made over six or seven threads; if you work over more than four threads, it follows that you increase the number of stitches accordingly.''Thérèse de Dilmontp. 133 Notes References * Gordon, Jill ''Take Up Needlepoint'' 1994 London, Merehurst * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Smyrna Stitch Smyrna stitch is a form of cross stitch used in needlepoint Needlepoint is a type of canvas work, a form of embroidery in which yarn is stitched through a stiff open weave canvas. Traditionally needlepoint designs completely cover the canvas. Although needlepoint may be worked in a variety of stitches, m .... It was popular during the Victorian period and again, later, in the 1950s and 1960s. It comprises a cross stitch worked over two, or more, threads with a straight cross stitch worked over the top. Thérèse de Dilmont in the ''Encyclopedia of Needlework'' gives the following description: :''Make a plain cross stitch over four threads, each way, and then over that, another cross stitch, standing upright. The same stitch can be made over six or seven threads; if you work over more than four threads, it follows that you increase the number of stitches accordingly.''Thérèse de Dilmontp. 133 Notes References * Gordon, Jill ''Take Up Needlepoint'' 1994 London, Merehurst * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Needlepoint Needlepoint is a type of canvas work, a form of embroidery in which yarn is stitched through a stiff open weave canvas. Traditionally needlepoint designs completely cover the canvas. Although needlepoint may be worked in a variety of stitches, many needlepoint designs use only a simple tent stitch and rely upon color changes in the yarn to construct the pattern. Needlepoint is the oldest form of canvas work. The degree of detail in needlepoint depends on the thread count of the underlying mesh fabric. Due to the inherent lack of suppleness of needlepoint, common uses include eyeglass cases, holiday ornaments, pillows, purses, upholstery, and wall hangings. History The roots of needlepoint go back thousands of years to the ancient Egyptians, who used small slanted stitches to sew up their canvas tents. Howard Carter, of Tutankhamen fame, found some needlepoint in the cave of a Pharaoh who had lived around 1500 BC. Modern needlepoint descends from the canvas work in tent stitch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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