Whip it Up Wednesday ~ Rice Stitch
Each Wednesday we will choose a stitch to explore and post stitch diagram(s) to help you practice and master each one.
Rice Stitch ~ also known as the William and Mary Stitch or a Crossed Corners Cross
Steps ~ This stitch is worked from left to right. Come up through the fabric on the left hand side and go over 2 threads, up 2 threads to the right and go down through the fabric. From behind the fabric go down 2 threads and come up through the fabric. Cross over 2 threads and up 2 threads to the left and go down through the fabric. From behind the fabric go over 1 thread to the right and come up through the fabric. Cross over and down 1 thread to the right and go through the fabric. From behind the fabric go over 2 threads to the left and come up through the fabric. Cross up and over 1 thread to the right and go down through the fabric. From behind the fabric go down 2 threads and come up through the fabric. Cross over and up 1 thread to the left and go through the fabric. From behind the fabric cross over 2 threads to the right and come up through the fabric. Cross over and down 1 thread to the right and go through the fabric.
Rice Stitch over 2
Each Wednesday we will choose a stitch to explore and post stitch diagram(s) to help you practice and master each one.
Rice Stitch ~ also known as the William and Mary Stitch or a Crossed Corners Cross
Steps ~ This stitch is worked from left to right. Come up through the fabric on the left hand side and go over 2 threads, up 2 threads to the right and go down through the fabric. From behind the fabric go down 2 threads and come up through the fabric. Cross over 2 threads and up 2 threads to the left and go down through the fabric. From behind the fabric go over 1 thread to the right and come up through the fabric. Cross over and down 1 thread to the right and go through the fabric. From behind the fabric go over 2 threads to the left and come up through the fabric. Cross up and over 1 thread to the right and go down through the fabric. From behind the fabric go down 2 threads and come up through the fabric. Cross over and up 1 thread to the left and go through the fabric. From behind the fabric cross over 2 threads to the right and come up through the fabric. Cross over and down 1 thread to the right and go through the fabric.
Rice Stitch over 2
A Rice Stitch can be stitched in horizontally as well as vertically. It can also showcase 2 different colored fibers to create a stand out effect. View diagrams below for different Rice Stitch effects.
Two-Color Vertical Rice Stitch
Triple Rice Stitch
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