Knotted stitch

:"This article is about knotted embroidery stitches. For other types of knots, see Knot, Macramé A knotted stitch is any embroidery technique in which the yarn or thread is knotted around itself. Common knotted stitches include French knots and coral stitch.Enthoven, Jacqueline: "The Creative Stitches of Embroidery", Van Norstrand Rheinhold, 1964, ISBN 0-442-22318-8, p. 153-163] Reader's Digest "Complete Guide to Needlework". The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. (March 1992). ISBN 0-89577-059-8, p. 42-43] Knotted stitches can be subdivided into individual or detached knots, continuous knotted stitches, and knotted edgings.

Applications

Individual knots are often found used as detached filling stitches.

Knotted edgings are used as a decorative trims, and can also be used to fill open spaces in cutwork and in needlelace.

Detached knots

Individual knots include:
*French knot
*Bullion knot
*Four-legged knot stitch
*Turk's head knot

Knot gallery

Continuous stitches

Knotted stitches include: Christie, Grace (Mrs. Archibald), "Samplers and Stitches, a handbook of the embroiderer's art", London 1920]
*Ceylon stitch
*Coral stitch or coral knots
*Zig-zag coral stitch
*Double knot stitch
*Knotted cable chain stitch, a knotted variant of cable chain stitch

titch gallery

Knotted edgings

Knotted edgings include:

*Antwerp edging
*Armenian edging
*Hollie stitch

Edging gallery

ee also

*Embroidery stitch
*Cross-stitch

Notes

References

*Caulfield, S.F.A., and B.C. Saward, "The Dictionary of Needlework", 1885.
*Christie, Mrs. Archibald (Grace Christie), "Embroidery and Tpestry Weaving", London, John Hogg, 1912, online at [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/20386/20386-h/20386-h.htm Project Gutenberg]
*Christie, Mrs. Archibald (Grace Christie), "Samplers and Stitches, a handbook of the embroiderer's art", London 1920
*Enthoven, Jacqueline: "The Creative Stitches of Embroidery", Van Norstrand Rheinhold, 1964, ISBN 0-442-22318-8
*Reader's Digest, "Complete Guide to Needlework". The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. (March 1992). ISBN 0-89577-059-8