Oriental Stitch
The Oriental Needlepoint Stitch creates a delicate, lacy pattern resembling a row of small detached chain stitches.
Stitch Details:
- Stitch Structure: Flat, Pattern, Parallel, Diagonal, Condensed
- Related Stitches: Oriental Straight Stitch, Milanese Stitch
- Recommended for: Large areas
Oriental Stitch Instructions & Diagram
You can see the diagram of this stitch below.
- Start making a tent stitch
- Parallel to the previous stitch, make a diagonal stitch that skips two canvas intersections, then one that skips three, and finally one that skips four
- Continue making the triangles on that diagonal line until the row is completed
- Then, make the same triangles in the opposite direction, the guide to make them will be that the longest stitches (skip four canvas intersections) should be next to each other
- The remaining spaces between the triangles will be filled with three stitches that skip two canvas intersections each
Stitch Guides where Oriental Stitch is used
Check out our Stitch Guides where this stitch is used to get some inspiration for your needlepoint project.
If you have doubts about what stitches to choose for your project - check our Tips to select Needlepoint Stitches or Our favorite Needlepoint Decorative Stitches.
Happy stitching :)
