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Diagonal Stitch

Diagonal stitch, als known as the diagonal mosaic stitch. Diagonal stitch, als known as the diagonal mosaic stitch.

A diagonal stitch is used on canvas and is applied to fill large areas with the effect of woven or brocaded material. It consists of a satin stitch (or tent stitch) being worked in diagonal rows from top left to bottom right hand corner.

There are various forms of the diagonal stitch, and various definitions. Mary Thomas defines the diagonal stitch as being worked in the following order: over two, over three, over four, over three, over two horizontal and vertical threads of the canvas. The longest stitch of one row falls under the shortest stitch of the row above. A simpler form of the diagonal stitch is the mosaic stitch. This form of the diagonal stitch is also known as the diagonal mosaic stitch, Hungarian stitch or the condensed Scotch stitch.

Other forms (or names) of the diagonal stitch are the cushion stitch, the reversed cushion stitch (or revsrsed Scotch stitch) and the reversed mosaic stitch.

Source: THOMAS, Mary (1934). Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches, London, Sydney, Auckland, Toronto: Hodder and Stoughton, pp. 74-75.

Digital source (retrieved 5 June 2016)

Digital source of illustration (retrieved 5 June 2016).

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