Needlepoint Stitch Guide for Summer Work
The stitches used on this model are below. You can follow this guide or adapt it to make this design your own. First, let's sort out the threads in your kit:
NB: On the above model, the stitcher added compensating stitches adjacent to the right arm which breaks the pattern. This needs to be re-stitched, so if you are stitching this Hungarian stitch keep the pattern going.
Sky—Diagonal Triple Parisian stitch:
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Hat Brim—Woven Stitch:
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Top Water Stitch—Horizontal Hungarian stitch:
NB: On the above model, the stitcher added compensating stitches adjacent to the right arm, breaking the pattern. This needs to be re-stitched, so if you are stitching this Hungarian stitch keep the pattern going.
Work this stitch in rows like a Back stitch. It uses a lot of thread!
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Middle Water—Horizontal Double Brick stitch:
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Lower Water—Woven Variation:
This stitch is best worked in two parts: Stitch all the vertical stitches and then the horizontal stitches. It's an open stitch, so leave it until you have stitches nearby to anchor your thread under.
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Woman's Hair—Byzantine Stitch #2:
We worked this in two directions and met in the middle! The compensating stitches are in red and you can either fill these in at the end, or as you go.
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Bikini Bottoms—Alternating Mosaic stitch:
This stitch is best worked in two parts, as shown.
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Hat Band—Satin stitches:
Parallel straight stitches that fit the area.
Top part of the sand—T stitch:
NB:We used a plain silk for the sand in the model but we have switched it out in later kits for Reflections Topaz.
This is optional, and you can stitch all the sand in Tent stitch or all in T-stitch.
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All the other stitches are Tent stitches.
You can buy this Summer Work needlepoint kit here...
