Mosaic stitch is the simplest diagonal 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 is built up of cells of three stitches two short stitches flanking one long one. It is similar to Cushion stitch (or Scotch stitch) but has only 3

diagonals In geometry, a diagonal is a line segment joining two vertices of a polygon or polyhedron, when those vertices are not on the same edge. Informally, any sloping line is called diagonal. The word ''diagonal'' derives from the ancient Greek δ ...

per group rather than five. In Reversed Mosaic stitch, alternate cells run in opposite diagonals to form a chequerboard effect.

References

* Gordon, Jill ''Take Up Needlepoint'' 1994 London, Merehurst Embroidery stitches {{textile-arts-stub Needlework