Can You Identify this Embroidery Stitch?
Here's an interesting close up on an embroidery stitch. Off the bat, I said it's a bullion stitch, but as I keep inspecting it, I wonder...
It occurred to me that it may not be a bullion stitch after all, although I can't think of how else this look was created. So I thought I'd throw it out here to readers and see if anyone has any other ideas how this wooly look was created. It's obvious that there's a layer underneath of either long and short stitch, split stitch, or stem stitch, and that the "loopy" part is stitched kind of in between and on top of this first layer. Could the embroiderer have looped the thread over the "ridges" formed by an under layer of, say, stem stitch, leaving a loopy space using a laying tool or something of that sort? Or do you think it's really all bullions? Anyone? Anyone??
If you can figure it out, I'm all ears!!
It occurred to me that it may not be a bullion stitch after all, although I can't think of how else this look was created. So I thought I'd throw it out here to readers and see if anyone has any other ideas how this wooly look was created. It's obvious that there's a layer underneath of either long and short stitch, split stitch, or stem stitch, and that the "loopy" part is stitched kind of in between and on top of this first layer. Could the embroiderer have looped the thread over the "ridges" formed by an under layer of, say, stem stitch, leaving a loopy space using a laying tool or something of that sort? Or do you think it's really all bullions? Anyone? Anyone??
If you can figure it out, I'm all ears!!
Labels: Hand embroidery stitches, pictures
Posted By: Mary Corbet on Friday, February 23, 2007
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I can't see the photo really close but could it be something like in ribbon embroidery you make a straight stitch and then whip it? That would create a bullion type effect wouldn't it?
It may be a whipped stem stitch. I might try a loose uncut turkey work or even couching that was worked so it would puff up a bit.
Marilyn
it could be made by a needlepunch tool and the sort of thread used may have caused it to twise.
Hi, all! Thanks so much for the input! I'm pretty certain this is just regular flat silk. Perhaps it is loosely whipped around the foundation stitches. I'm going to play with possibilities today to see if I can imitate the look. Then I'll let you know!
it is not a bullion as they do not "dangle", there are other stitches: velvet, I don't think it's turkey, is it on canvas or material?
Hm. I don't think they're actually dangling, but they are somewhat open-ended here and there (like a tube), which made me think it was not bullion.
It's worked on material, not canvas.
If you've got any suggestions, please let me know!
This looks like a small pillow that my grandmother had me make when I was about 4-5 years old. Now, 50 years later I remember that it was probably a bullion stitch. The stitching underneath were stitched guidelines for doing the stitches on top. This top stitch was done with six strands of silk floss. My grandmother was from Wales.
I remeber they used to have kits where you could make rugs with what now seems like crochet but not quite you had these plastic hooks and some very cut short thread but it looks like they did the knots differently than I remember. It's very unusual. I borrowed a book from the library about embroidery and that looks like the bullion knots that were in the book I made one and it didn't dangle or hang am I doing it wrong?
bullion stitches?
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