Quick and Easy Needlepoint
By: Jerry Cahill
Needlepoint is a canvas work that can be described as hand-made embroidery, using canvas and wool threads. What makes the needlepoint different is that it is done manually all the way. The stitching threads used may be of wool, silk, cotton or
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JACQUARD STITCH
The Jacquard Stitch is a quick and easy stitch suitable for filling large areas of canvas. It is similar to the Byzantine Stitch, except for the added rows of continental stitches that
Jacquard Stitch (Diagram 1):
Bring the needle up at A, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at B. Bring the needle up at C, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at D. Bring the needle up at E, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at F. Bring the needle up at G, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at H. Bring the needle up at I, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections,
Jacquard Stitch (Diagram 2):
Beginning where we left off at the bottom of the first row, work the Continental Stitches - as shown above - from bottom to top. We have illustrated the Continental Stitches in dark blue. After the row of Continental Stitches is complete, work another row of Byzantine Stitches from top to bottom and so on... Diagram 3 illustrates how the Jacquard Stitch should look when complete.
Jacquard Stitch (Diagram 3):
This diagram illustrates how multiple rows of the jacquard stitch are worked into each other.
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separate the Byzantine Stitches within the Jacquard Stitch. The Jacquard Stitch creates a step-like pattern. The size of the steps may vary. For a more interesting look, try using more than one color yarn. Three diagrams have been used to demonstrate this stitch. Clicking on the PRINTABLE VERSION icon, located at the end of the series of diagrams, will direct you to the page to print these instructions.
bring the needle down at J. Bring the needle up at K, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at L. Bring the needle up at M, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at N. Bring the needle up at O, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at P. Bring the needle up at Q, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at R. Bring the needle up at S, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at T. Bring the needle up at U, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at V. Bring the needle up at W, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at X. Bring the needle up at Y, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at Z.
This completes the first row of Byzantine Stitches within the Jacquard Stitch. Continue on to Diagram 2 to see how the row of Continental Stitches are worked into this row...
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