Eastern Stitch Diagram 1:
Bring the needle up at A, move to the right over 4 threads and bring the needle down at B. Going down 4 threads and moving to the left 4 threads, bring the needle up at C. Go up 4 threads and bring the needle down at A. Continue on to Diagram 2...
Eastern Stitch Diagram 2:
Note: follow the numbered arrows in Diagram 2 to complete this stitch. Beginning where we left off at A, move to the right over 4 threads and down 4 threads. Bring the needle up at D. Moving to the left (arrow 1 & arrow 2), bring the needle OVER the vertical stitch (arrow 3), pass it UNDER the vertical stitch (arrow 4) and form a loop. Continue moving the needle to the right (arrow 5) and up (arrow 6) to pass the needle OVER the horizontal stitch (arrow 7). Bring the needle down to pass UNDER the horizontal stitch (arrow 8 & arrow 9). Move down (arrow 10 & arrow 11) and bring the needle down at D.
The next stitch will begin at C, move over to the right and form the horizontal stitch by bringing the needle down at D. And so on....
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