The background of the Judy Tasch Christmas present is stitched in Eutrapelia below, using a single strand of white Watercolours. It’s an open variation of Mosaic Stitch. Notice that the Mosaics line up in diagonal rows with the longest stitches touching.
![open mosaic variation](https://nuts-about-needlepoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/open-mosaic-variation.jpg)
Just so you know, the name is an Ancient GAreek word meaning playfulness.
Come back next Sunday when I start the final package.
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I wish you had added the stitch diagram. Thanks
Thanks for pointing this out. I’m correcting this now.
Keep stitching,
Janet