Today’s stitch is a two-fer of sorts. The first round was cute. The second round is cuter-est.
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The black lines represent the first stitch. It was good but needed a little something else, so the second set of diamonds (turquoise lines) was added. Perfection.
The stitched sample uses two shades of Petite Silk Lame on 18-mesh. (The photo doesn’t do a great job of representing that. My bad.) The stitch is from the mask on one of my newest Stitch Concepts, Tribal Mask Giraffe by T. Chapman. I would love to see this with contrasting threads, both in color and finish. For example, use a Vineyard Silk or Very Velvet for the black lines with a bright metallic such as Frosty Rays or Kreinik for the turquoise lines for a coat or bag. It would make beautiful wallpaper or background with a single strand silk, such as Elegance or Petite Princess Perle (black lines) and Petite Silk Lame (turquoise lines). You could replace the tiny diamonds between the larger diamonds with a bead over two rows or an Upright Cross.
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I hope you have the perfect spot for this stitch! Please enjoy!
A Note about Diagrams
I use color in diagrams to make them as clear as possible. The primary function of different colored lines is to illustrate a stitch sequence. For example, layering of colors demonstrates you add them in that order. They can also provide ideas on how to integrate additional threads (one line for each color). Or, you can use the same thread for all color lines. That's where I encourage you to use your imagination for the space you are stitching!