Parisian stitch is a longer horizontal/vertical 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 ...
next to a smaller parallel stitch to create a basketweave pattern. The end points on either end alternate in a staggered pattern.
[Reader's Digest, p. 210.]
According to
Thérèse de Dilmont in the ''Encyclopedia of Needlework'':
The case holding this thread is commonly known as an etu and is derived from the French word meaning fabric case.
Notes
References
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*The Reader's Digest Association, ''Complete Guide to Embroidery Stitches'', Pleasantville, New York: Marabout, 2004.
Embroidery stitches
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