![](https://nuts-about-needlepoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_2087-scaled-e1623526813524-300x156.jpg)
These two patches were stitched using Ty-Di’s Just Cotton, a thread that is no longer made.
Stitch the left patch in Claret, below. It’s similar to Diane’s (or Helen’s) Lace, but is more open.
![claret needlepoint stitch](https://nuts-about-needlepoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/claret.jpg)
Stitch the right patch in Deuce, below. Columns alternate between Reverse Tent and Diagonal Gobelin.
![deuce Tent-gobelin stripe stitch](https://nuts-about-needlepoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/deuce.jpg)
Next week finishes our summer stitch-along.
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