The second log in the major color uses a nice variation of Diagonal Mosaic that is an easy stitch for anyone to learn.
Diagonal Mosaic is often one of the first textured stitches new needlepointers learn. That’s because it is stitched in diagonal rows alternating the Tent Stitch you learned with an extended Tent Stitch that covers two intersections instead of three.
In this variation Montmartre Stitch, below, the stitches are made over two and three intersections. The long stitches meet. The holes are filled with Tent Stitches.
Montmartre Stitch, Diagonal Mosaic variation, diagram copyright Napa Needlepoint
Stitch this log using the second-lightest of your major color.
Follow the Series On-line!
- Introduction, materials and outlining
- Corner Block
- Genny’s Scotch
- Double Brick & Upright Milanese
- Scottish Checker
- Point de Tresse
- Giant Expanded Diagonal Cashmere
- Laidwork (Junipero)
- Montmartre Stitch
- Double Smnyrna Cross Block
- Ming Stitch
- Patterned Threes
- Diagonal Shingle
Come back next week for the next part of the sampler!
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