One Stitch. Two States.
Today’s stitch started in Baltimore and ended in Alabama. How does that work?
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The original stitch was a single column of 3X3 diamonds with a second diamond and a cross stitch embedded inside the diamond. It was for a accent area six rows wide on a chest of drawers on a Charley Harper Stitch Concept (from my embellishment event at Bedecked & Beadazzled). A few weeks later, I was working on the background for Flight School and I kept returning to this stitch. I wanted a slightly larger stitch so, to make it work, I added the Upright Cross Stitch in between the vertical columns. The stitched sample (from Flight School) uses Soie D’Alger (black lines), Petite Silk Lame (aqua lines), and Kreinik Metallics Tapestry Braid (#12) on 13-mesh.
I would love to see this stitch for a floor (indoor or outdoor) with Rainbow Linen (black lines), ThreadWorx wool (aqua lines), and Neon Rays (gray lines). It would be a great stitch for clothing with Very Velvet (black lines ), Silk Lame (aqua lines), and Fyre Werks (gray lines). It would make a great roof with Silk Perle (black lines), such as Elegance or Treenway’s Tranquility, Petite Silk Lame (aqua lines), and Straw Silk for the Upright Crosses.
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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!