This stitch is a variation of Italian Insertion Stitch…click here to see Italian Insertion Stitch and a couple of variations.
I have googled Italian Insertion Stitch but found no link to any instructions so tonight I have worked a sample to photograph the steps for working the Stitch.
Start by working 2 cretan stitches, make tiny stitches spaced wide.
Go back up to the first stitch, on the left and work a buttonhole stitch over the threads.
work a total of 4 buttonhole stitchs from the centre out to the edge.
work another cretan stitch below the first one and then Go back to the second cretan stitch, on the right and work 4 buttonhole stitches over the threads from the centre to the edge.
work the next cretan stitch below and repeat working from side to side.
For the Variation I have done work as above except the 4 buttonhole stitches are worked from the edge to the centre, the first of the 4 buttonhole stitches is worked over 2 threads…
…the other 3 buttonhole stitches are worked over 3 threads.
Further variations can be achieved with different spaceing of the creatan stitches and different numbers of buttonhole stitches. Different threads will also change the appearance of the stitch.
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June 26th, 2007 at 6:45 am
Great photos and instructions. Each one you’ve done with this looks so different. I like that!
June 29th, 2007 at 6:56 am
This is nice! Also, I believe that Needlemaid (www.needlemaid.com) has a tutorial (PDF) on the insertion stitch.