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RICE STITCH
The Rice Stitch is also known as Crossed Corners Stitch, Crossed Corners Cross Stitch or William and Mary Stitch. This stitch consists of crossed stitches and back
Rice Stitch (Diagram 1):
Bring the needle up at A, move up and to the left two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at B. Bring the needle up at C, move up and to the right two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at D. Now, continue on to Diagram 2...
Rice Stitch (Diagram 2):
Beginning where we left off at D, bring the needle up at E, move down and to the right over one canvas intersection, bring the needle down at F. Bring the needle up at G, move up and to the right over one canvas intersection, bring the needle down at F (yes, we were just here). Bring the needle up at H, move down and to the right over one canvas intersection, bring the needle down at G. Bring the needle up at E, move down and to the left over one canvas intersection, bring the needle down at H. This completes the first Rice
Rice Stitch (Diagram 3):
Beginning where we left off at H, start the next Rice Stitch in the row by bringing the needle up at C, move up and to the left two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at J. Bring the needle up at I, move up and to the right two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at B Bring the needle up at K, move down and to the right over one canvas intersection, bring the needle down at H. Bring the needle up at L, move up and to the right over one canvas intersection, bring the needle down at H. Bring the needle up at M, move down and to the right over one canvas intersection, bring the needle down at L. Bring the needle up at K, move down and to the left over one canvas intersection, bring the needle down at M. This completes the second Rice Stitch in the row. Continue
RICE STITCH - VARIATION
Rice Stitch Variation (Diagram 1):
Bring the needle up at A, move down and to the right eight canvas intersections, bring the needle up at B. Bring the needle up at C, move up and to the right eight canvas intersections, bring the needle down at D. Now, continue on to Diagram 2...
Rice Stitch Variation (Diagram 2):
Beginning where we left of at D, bring the needle up at E, move down and to the right two canvas intersections, bring the needle up at F. Bring the needle up at G, move down and to the right four canvas intersections, bring the needle down at H. Bring the needle up at I, move down and to the right two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at J. Now, continue on to Diagram 3...
Rice Stitch Variation (Diagram 3):
Beginning where we left of at J, bring the needle up at K, move up and to the right two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at I. Bring the needel up at L, move up and to the right four canvas intersections, bring the needle down at G. Bring the needle up at M, move up and to the right two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at N. Now, continue on to Diagram 4...
Rice Stitch Variation (Diagram 4):
Beginning where we left of at N, bring the needle up at O, move up and to the left two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at K. Bring the needle up at P, move up and to the left four canvas intersections, bring the needle down at L. Bring the needle up at Q, move up and to the left two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at R. Now, continue on to Diagram 5...
Rice Stitch Variation (Diagram 5):
Beginning where we left of at R, bring the needle up at O, move up and to the right two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at J. Bring the needle up at P, move up and to the right four canvas intersections, bring the needle down at H. Bring the needle up at S, move up and to the right two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at T. And that's it! This completes the Rice Stitch Variation.
PADDED RICE STITCH Coming Soon!!!
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stitches. You may choose to work this stitch using two colors - one color for the cross stitch and a second color for the back stitches. The Rice Stitch covers well, making it an excellent choice for a background or filling stitch. This is also an excellent stitch for rug making. For an interesting effect, you may also want to consider using a metal thread for the back stitch. We are demonstrating the basic rice stitch, one rice stitch variation and the padded rice stitch. Multiple diagrams have been used to demonstrate each of these stitches. 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.
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Stitch. Now, continue on to Diagram 3...
working in this manner until the end of the row. The next row will be worked in the opposite direction. All subsequent rows should be worked into the bottom of the previous row - as per Diagram 3.
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***Stitch Index*** (Alphabetical)
A - I