LONG-ARMED CROSS STITCH
The Long-Armed Cross Stitch is also known as Tvistom Stitch, Long-Legged
Long-Armed Cross Stitch (Diagram 1):
Bring the needle up at A, move up 3 canvas threads and to the right 6 canvas threads, bring the needle down at B. Bring the needle up at C, move up 3 canvas threads and to the left 3 canvas threads, bring the needle down at D. This completes the first Long-Armed Cross Stitch. Now, continue on to Diagram 2...
Long-Armed Cross Stitch (Diagram 2):
Beginning where we left off at D, bring the needle up at E, move up 3 canvas threads and to the right 6 canvas threads, bring the needle down at F. Bring the needle up at G, move up 3 canvas threads and to the left 3 canvas threads, bring the needle down at B. Continue in this manner until the end of the row. At the end of the row, turn the canvas around and begin working the second row into the first. All subsequent rows will be worked into the base of the preceding row. (For a larger image, click on View Larger Image.
Stitch. Plaited Slav Stitch and the Portuguese Cross Stitch. The Tvistom Stitch is the traditional stitch in Swedish embroidery. In fact, it is as common in Sweden as the basketweave stitch is in America. When complete, this stitch will have the appearance of tightly woven braid. There is also a variation of this stitch, the reverse tvistom knitting stitch. Two diagrams have been used to demonstrate this stitch.
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