From Ziva Needlepoint, Scot’s Scotch takes its inspiration from the designs of Charles Rennie Mackintosh & others in the Glasglow School.It’s an interpretation in different colors of a textile band woven by Margaret MacDonald (Mackintosh’s wife). Ziva used MacDonald’s wonderful geometric patterns (she was well-known for them) and interpreted them in bright colors.
They are some of my favorite designers and I love their combination of geometric squares with stylized florals. If you aren’t familiar with them by name, you’ll probably recognize the extremely high-backed Mackintosh chairs as well as the lovely and popular Mackintosh rose.
Designed to be a hatband, you can stitch this narrow design in your choice of colors and make it into all kinds of items, such a picture frames, napkin rings, basket bands, and more.
Get the instructions here: https://www.ziva-needlepoint-designs.com/scotch-stitch.html
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[…] Learn how to create this lovely hatband design using Scotch Stitch. It was inspired by the early 20th century Modernist Scottish designs of the Glasgow Four. You could also create a camera strap or belt using the same principle. The design shown here was created for the VIVA ZIVA Newsletter. You can learn more about both at the Ziva designs blog. I also want to give credit to where I found out about this free design which was at the Nuts About Needlepoint blog. […]