How do you do a seed stitch?
d_ko...@my-dejanews.com
gives no directions on how to do it. I looked at various
resources on the web and in books I have and asked my friends,
to no avail. Some of the web pages I found refer to the stitch,
but do not describe it.
One reference I found seemed to indicate that it was the same
as a "moss stitch", but I couldn't find a description of that
either!
Could somebody please describe this stitch, or refer me to a book
or web site (best, an animated web site like C. Fitzger's at
<http://members.bellatlantic.net/~cfitzger/Needle/needle.html>)?
Thanks!
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directions on how to do it.
If it is the "seeding stitch" as my book lists then it is done like this
Bring needle up through bottom of fabric. Make a little line. For a heavier
stitch make two lines like an equal mark (=).
The books lists to do them randomly and make a buch of little equal (=) marks
in all kinds of clusters and every which way.
I hope this helps.
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Dianne Lewandowski
(regular) embroidery, "seeding" is used to give a powdery affect to
the inside of motifs generally outlined with satin stitch. The seed
stitch used differs a bit by authority. It is a tiny back stitch
"fill", however the stitches do not "touch" one another. They are
separated by a few threads of the fabric.
The methods used to do seed stitch are:
1. Single strand, back stitch in the same holes twice
2. Double strand, back stitch once, making sure the threads lay side
by side.
3. Raised seed stitch, single strand. First back stitch. Second
stitch goes over the first on an angle.
Seeding is either done in very precise patterns, or randomly. The
choice is up to the stitcher (or the designer will tell you the
preferred method).
If you draw, as an example, a leaf shape and fill it with little
ovals, then draw a line down the middle of the ovals, you will see
what seed stitch is supposed to look like.
Dianne
d_ko...@my-dejanews.com wrote:
>
> I have a cross-stitch kit that calls for a "seed stitch" but
David Lewis
In article <7890me$21$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com>, d_ko...@my-dejanews.com
writes
>I have a cross-stitch kit that calls for a "seed stitch" but
>gives no directions on how to do it. I looked at various
>resources on the web and in books I have and asked my friends,
>to no avail. Some of the web pages I found refer to the stitch,
>but do not describe it.
"Seeding" is a technique often used in crewel embroidery and is simply
very small straight stitches (up to say, about one tenth of an inch
long) sewn at different angles. It is used for filling and can be as
sparse or as dense as you wish.
Hope you understand this......
Marie
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Marie Lewis
www.nodanw.com
MSmith
Try going to www.classicstitches.com . Go into the stitching zone and then
click on stitch glossary. It is in alphabetical order so just click on the
letter you want. Hope this helps.
Michele
d_ko...@my-dejanews.com wrote in message
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>I have a cross-stitch kit that calls for a "seed stitch" but
>gives no directions on how to do it. I looked at various
>resources on the web and in books I have and asked my friends,
>to no avail. Some of the web pages I found refer to the stitch,
>but do not describe it.
>